My thanks to Moddsey for locating this advertisement for Yarrow & Hedley shipbuilders published in the Hong Kong Daily News 9th. January 1875.
Although Yarrow & Co.went on to build several larger screw steamers for service on the Upper Yangtse River in the 1920s it was not until 1952 that the company built ships for service in Hong Kong. Due to a shortage of steel five ferries were ordered by the Hongkong Yaumati Ferry Company from Yarrow’s Scotstoun Yard Glasgow. Supplied in “kit form” the vessels were reassembled by HKYFCO at their shipyard.
Yarrow built ferries for HKYFCo
MAN FUNG Yard No. 2023
In service 1953-84 Sold for scrap to Soo Borkee re-sold Hing Fat Co. work began at Hang Hau HK 27/07/84. Marine News 09 1985
MAN WAH Yard No. 2042
In service 1954-91
MAN YICK Yard No. 2024
In service 1953-84
MAN SANG Yard No. 2025
In service 1953-98
https://gwulo.com/media/56696\
MAN CHOY Yard No. 2026
In service 1952-85 Sold for scrap to Vincy Trading HK (Co.) Ltd. 29/06/85. Marine News 01/86
MAN PO Yard No. 2027 In service 1953-90
Yarrows specialised in building shallow draft vessels and naval ships. The link below to the Royal Collection Trust has a series of excellent photos showing kit built ships under construction at Yarrow’s Scotstoun Yard in 1915. The vessels shown are an order from the Admiralty for 12 Fly Class river gunboats. Intended for service in China they were instead diverted for service in Mesopotamia and never saw service in China.
https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/3/collection/2503009/yarrow-amp-co-boatyard-glasgow
References
Marine News World Ship Society
https://ferryhistoryhk.wordpress.com/