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Title:   Typhoon disaster(1)
Number:   162
Subject:  disasters
Date:  1906

Description:
Fronde, destroyer of the French Navy, sank in a typhoon during its visit to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Cemetery has a memorial in memory of the deceased French Naval crew in the incident. (The memorial was originally in Gascoigne Road; later it was moved to Hong Kong Cemetery) .

Keywords:
Kowloon Wharf , Tsim Sha Tsui, French Navy, Naval ship, Typhoon

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