Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hong_Kong_and_Whampoa_Dock_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:defunct 1977
gptkbp:founded 1863
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Thomas_Sutherland
gptkb:Douglas_Lapraik
gptkbp:headquartersLocation Whampoa, Kowloon, Hong Kong
gptkbp:historicalSignificance key role in Hong Kong's industrial development
major shipyard in Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company
gptkbp:industry engineering
shipbuilding
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Hutchison_International_Limited
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Sir_Douglas_Clague
gptkbp:notableProject construction of ships for commercial use
construction of ships for the Royal Navy
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Hutchison_Whampoa_Limited
gptkbp:product ships
repair services
marine engineering services
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Asia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hutchison_Whampoa_Limited
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whampoa_Dock_Company
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Dockyard
gptkb:former_Whampoa_Dockyard
gptkb:Whampoa_Dock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7