USS Implicit MSO-455 
Wooden Ship – Iron Men
The picture below was taken in June 1969 from Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island showing the
Victoria Harbor and the Kowloon Peninsula in the background. Hong Kong was a dependent
territory of the United Kingdom from 1842 until the transfer of its sovereignty to the
People’s Republic of China (ROC) in 1997.
The Implicit, Persistent, Conflict, Pledge and the Endurance are visible moored to the piers
of the British Naval Station named HMS Tamar. The Tamar Naval Station's pier is the ”L”
shaped dock located in the right center of the picture to the port side or to the left of the
two US Navy ships anchored in the harbor.
Picture of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island taken from the HMS Tamar British Naval Station
Liberty Call
I am in the back seat of the Hong Kong taxi on my way to see the sights of Hong Kong.
The VW automobile behind the taxi is a Chinese vendor selling shoes and men's clothing.
A British destroyer in the center of the picture, two Mine Division 91 Minesweepers
in the background and two in the foreground
The Implicit and the other units of Mine Division 91 were painted by Mary Soo and
her family. Using our paint, Mary Soo painted the exterior sides and super structure of
the Implicit using board seats suspended with ropes, cloth rags tied to poles and brooms
used as paint brushes. The operation was truly amazing to watch.
Mary Soo's crew at work moving to the stern of the Implicit
Passenger and vehicle ferry to and from Hong Kong Island and the Chinese mainland
