Before 1819
Singapore Sea StoriesSource: Singapore Maritime Gallery (2026) ~2.5 mins
A Thriving Singapore Before Stamford Raffles, From Orang Laut To Craftsmen
~ 4 mins
The Earliest Close-up Map of Singapore: de Bry, 1606
The subject of this map is a naval battle that happened on the 10th-11th of October 1603, off the coast of Changi point, Singapore.
VOC blockades of the Singapore and Malacca Straits
Locating Singapore on the Maritime Silk Road: Evidence from Maritime Archaeology, ninth to early nineteenth centuries
Does Singapore Have A Chola Connection? Aussie Researcher’s Study On Iconic Singapore Stone Suggests So / 2019
After 1819
Unknown story about Horsburgh Lighthouse
This 1876 print (wood engraving) shows a view of a French steamer docking at a coaling station at New Harbour.
Tucked away in Hougang lies a hidden piece of Singapore's maritime past: the memorial of Yamamoto Otokichi, Singapore’s first Japanese resident. But why is there a ship’s wheel carved onto his tombstone?
View of Sentosa (far left) and Tg Berlayer (far right) from Singapore mainland, Lambert & Co., c. 1870 - c. 1910
Historical maps of Singapore (1846 - 2023)
Founded on 7 February 1826, the Singapore Yacht Club organised many of Singapore’s earliest regattas.
Introducing the NAS Map/Chart Collection
WW2
1938 chart, with Changi and Pu Tekong battery firing arc drawing
Location Scouting in British Newsreels made before the Japanese Occupation of Singapore
1941- Port workers helping to steer the ship towards the harbour. They wore round conical hats. “S.H.B” stood for Singapore Harbour Board.
16 April 1944- NAGATO departs Singapore for Lingga
Operation Struggle - On 31 July 1945, the midget submarine XE3 carried out a successful attack on the Japanese cruiser HIJMS Takao berthed at the naval base in Singapore
A RAF Dakota aircraft sprays the docks of Singapore with DDT as part of a programme to try to eradicate malaria carrying mosquitoes in 1945-1946.
Before 1965
Former PM Lee Kuan Yew participating in a religious ceremony onboard a Navy boat in 1963.
High resolution RAF aerial photo of Tanjong Berlayer in 1961
USSR hydrofoil-boat grounded off Raffles Lighthouse in 1974
Coney Island and the Forgotten Haw Par Beach Villa / 虎豹岛 - 1951
Ever wondered how Keppel Harbour evolved from a 19th-century shipyard into modern Singapore landmark?
1951- A kolek race held during the New Year Sea Sports
After 1965
CNA - Singapore's southern islands: a shared heritage with Indonesia | The Islands That Made Us
Pulau Saigon, lost Island of the Singapore....
In 2002, an island called Pulau Sajahat disappeared from the hydrographic charts of Singapore.
The reefs that fringed Singapore’s coastline and islands have served for centuries as maritime markers....
A Tale of Jetties and Piers
Singapore Maritime Force
1968 RAF aerial photo of Pulau Brani
Blog - 1974 Midshipmen Sea Cruise to Eden
A well-guarded island - Ring of fighting ships, planes and vigilant Singapore citizens ....
"Operation Thunderstorm is not a particular part of history that young Singaporeans will appreciate" ~ Wong Kan Seng
Video - 1979 Midshipman Sea Cruise to ...
Sea curfew is imposed to fend off Indonesian infiltrators
In 1978, S'pore's Vietnamese Refugee Camp in Sembawang was one of the more humane camps in the region
Intangible Maritime Heritage
SEA STATE 2 : The Story Behind Sajahat Buoy...
A 17-metre long ship: This is the imagined vessel steered by Dapunta Hyang Sri Jayanasa .........
The Spirit of Boats in an Art Exhibition by Society of Chinese Artists @BOC
Singapore's Maritime Artist - Chung Chee Kit..
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