1921 SS Hong Moh disaster

The British steamship left Hong Kong on 2 March 1921 for Swatow with a crew of 48 and 1,135 passengers aboard; a separate account describes the voyage as Singapore to Arroy with some 1,100 Chinese passengers. She was wrecked in a storm on the White Rocks off Lamock Island, and on 4 March the hull broke in two.

Date
1921-03-03
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
1000
What the pin marks
The White Rocks off Lamock Island near Swatow, where she was wrecked, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Hong_Moh

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: steamship, shipwreck, swatow, south china sea, 1921

Coordinates: 23.233, 117.283

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