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Keppel Harbour, with the island of Sentosa in the background, as seen from VivoCity.. Keppel Harbour (Chinese: 吉宝港口 or 岌巴港口; pinyin: Jíbǎo Gǎngkǒu or Jíbā Gǎngkǒu; Malay: Pelabuhan Keppel), also called the Keppel Channel and formerly New Harbour, is a stretch of water in Singapore between the mainland and the southern islands of Pulau Brani and Sentosa (formerly Pulau ...
The name of the company Keppel was derived from a British ship captain, Captain Henry Keppel, who discovered a natural, deepwater harbour (the Keppel Harbour) in Tanjong Pagar in 1848. The harbour was previously known as New Harbour until 1900 when the acting governor of Singapore, Sir Alexander Swettenham, renamed the harbour to Keppel Harbour ...
The area grew and was known as the ‘New Harbour’ shortly before being renamed as Keppel Harbour in 1900 by Acting Governor, Sir Alexander Swettenham. Subsequently, with much political demands, plans to build a railway through Singapore, primarily to service the New Harbour, came underway in 1899 and the Singapore-Kranji Railway was ...
The island became prosperous in mid-19th century thanks to the development of the Keppel Harbour. [4] Keppel Island was used for shipbuilding and ship repair operations by Keppel Shipyard until 2000. The island was previously known as Pulau Hantu, which means "Ghost Island" in Malay. In 1983, the company that owned the island changed the name ...
A new deep harbour called New Harbour, later known as Keppel Harbour, is built. 22 July: St Joseph's Institution [as St John's Institution] was established at Bras Basah Road. [15] 1854: Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) was established. [16] 1855: 21 March
The first charge was conducted on 12 April 1899 at the excavation site meant for the reservoir near the foot of Mount Faber and the premises of the New Harbour Company, [1] a company which was later renamed as Keppel Harbour Company on 19 April 1900. [2]
The New Harbour was later renamed as Keppel Harbour in 1900 after Admiral Sir Henry Keppel of HMS Meander, who carried out an on-site survey to build an anchorage in the harbour in the 1880s. He was also known for his successful campaigns against the pirates in 1842 that were boldly harassing merchant ships in close proximity to the harbour.
Based on the report by Major Edward Lake of the British Royal Engineers, a fort was decided to be built on Pulau Blakang Mati (Sentosa) in 1874 to protect Keppel Harbour. As part of the planned fortifications, Mount Siloso's top was blown off to flatten it for the installation of coastal-artillery gun platforms.