SS Hankow gutted by fire after a typhoon. SS Hankow, a Hong Kong paddle steamer, pictured in harbour shortly after a fire gutted her interior, claiming 100 lives. Related photographs suggest the boat may have been one of many vessels affected by a devastating typhoon that struck Hong Kong on 18 September. Hong Kong, China, circa 14 October 1906., Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of, Eastern Asia, Asia.
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SS Hankow gutted by fire after a typhoon. SS Hankow, a Hong Kong paddle steamer, pictured in harbour shortly after a fire gutted her interior, claiming 100 lives. Related photographs suggest the boat may have been one of many vessels affected by a devastating typhoon that struck Hong Kong on 18 September. Hong Kong, China, circa 14 October 1906., Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of, Eastern Asia, Asia.

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Vessel Boat Paddle steamer Ship Steamship People Crowd Back view Destruction Harbour Transport and communication Water Weather and natural disasters Fires Transport and communication Accidents and wrecks Trade and industry Maritime and riverine Art culture and sport Audiences and onlookers Hong Kong China People's Republic of Eastern Asia Asia

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