Royal Canadian Navy :
HMCS Prince Robert in Hong Kong, 1945
HMCS Prince Robert was tasked with local police duties and overseeing the Japanese surrender on September 16, 1945. (See Ken Johnson's section for many more photos taken of the crew of HMCS Ontario, during the same period).
The photos on this page are listed in the museum's accession number order.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.114.
Army or Air Force officer, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.118.
Prince Robert at the jetty, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.119.
Prince Robert, armed party on the jetty, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.120.
Prince Robert, armed party and a Japanese officer, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.121.
Prince Robert sailors and Japanese soldier, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.123.
Prince Robert sailors and Japanese troops, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.124.
Prince Robert sailors, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.125.
Prince Robert sailors and Japanese soldiers, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.126.
Prince Robert sailors and Japanese soldier, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.127.
Hong Kong harbour from Prince Robert, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.132.
Prince Robert captain, Hong Kong, 1945.
The captain looks like he has been crudely pasted over a view of Hong Kong harbour (not by me!).
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.134.
Prince Robert sailors and rickshaw drivers, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.137.
Prince Robert, Hong Kong, August 30, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.141.
Flag ceremony, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.142.
Hong Kong harbour with many naval vessels, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.145.
Hong Kong harbour from Prince Robert, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.147.
Prince Robert officers, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.148.
Prisoner of war camp, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.149.
Japanese officers, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.150.
Hong Kong harbour from Prince Robert, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.152.
Fireworks, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VR1993.399.153.
Prince Robert, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.154.
Prince Robert officers, Hong Kong, 1945.
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum accession No. VRP1993.399.155.
Japanese officers on way to surrender, Hong Kong, 1945.
The photos on this page are Copyright (©) by CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum, who have kindly given their permission to publish them on this website.
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