Peking - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 42.312 W 074° 00.176
18T E 584227 N 4506509
One of a few ships on display at the South Street Seaport Museum, partially located on Pier 16 in the East River. This one was originally built and owned in Germany.
Waymark Code: WMT9XN
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2016
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Peking is a steel-hulled four-masted barque. A so-called Flying P-Liner of the German company F. Laeisz, it was one of the last generation of windjammers used in the nitrate trade and wheat trade around the often treacherous Cape Horn."
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