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The Royal Navy's last shore establishment in Asia was decommissioned in Hong Kong on Friday (11/4/1997), less than three months before the handover of the colony to China. More than 200 sailors paraded in front of HMS Tamar as part of the decommissioning ceremony, exactly 100 years after a vessel of that name first arrived in Hong Kong waters as an accommodation ship The White Ensign flag was lowered for the last time, bringing to an end a 156-year association between the Royal Navy and the terr

The Royal Navy's last shore establishment in Asia was decommissioned in Hong Kong on Friday (11/4/1997), less than three months before the handover of the colony to China. More than 200 sailors paraded in front of HMS Tamar as part of the decommissioning ceremony, exactly 100 years after a vessel of that name first arrived in Hong Kong waters as an accommodation ship Among those attending the ceremony were Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jock Slater | Ex-military S

April 11, 1997 One of the last bastions of the British Empire formally closed its doors Friday - ending the Royal Navy's 156 year long association with Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten and the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jock Slater presided over the ceremony to decommission HMS Tamar at Stonecutters Island An end of an era Friday in Hong Kong when Britain closed the doors on its last Naval establishment in the Far East HMS Tamar, the Royal Navy's base in Hong Kong, was decommissioned Fittingly, t