Peking
Peking
The four-masted barque Peking was launched in Hamburg, Germany in 1911 to make round trip sailing voyages to South America around Cape Horn, Africa. Peking served as a training vessel in England for 40 years before the South Street Museum purchased her in 1975. A 12-year restoration project has brought back Peking’s full setFireworks at the South Street Seaport Museum of wire rigging. The tallest mast on Peking is an amazing 18 stories above her main deck. Below decks, visitors can see historic photographs and watch a film of one of Peking’s sailing trips around the perilous Cape Horn.