It is 1913 and the 4-masted barque Peking puts to sea with 60000 bags of sodium nitrate in her belly, heading towards Hamburg, her home port.
Peking was built by Blohm & Voss for the firm of F. Laeisz; a German shipping company, which had considerable interests in South America, particularly Chile and the nitrates that were mined there.
Peking was built in 1911, along with Passat, at a time when the building of large steel sailing ships had ceased in other countries. Laeisz went on to order three more similar sailing ships: Pola 1916, Priwall 1917 and Padua 1926. All Laeisz ships were built to the same high specifications – which included steel masts and yards, double cap stays, triple topmast backstays, double jackstays, wire buntlines and balanced rudders. The Jarvis brace winch (designed in Great Britain) was adopted for all their vessels.
Laeisz ships were all built to a similar design and Peking and Passat were true sisters, being built from the same hull plan, although there were small differences in deck layout and rigging.
When WW1 started, Peking was in Valparaiso and was interned. On returning to Germany at war’s end she was given to Italy in 1920 as reparations . Italy had no use for her and Laeisz bought her back in 1923.
They returned her to the nitrate run but the introduction of synthetic nitrates in the late ’twenties made this trade unprofitable. In 1932 she was sold to Shaftsbury Homes. This was a British institution that provided education and seamanship training for under privileged boys. She was moored in the Medway, partly rigged down and modified below deck to accommodate a large number of boys. She was renamed Arethusa after an old wood frigate of the same name that had been used for the same purpose.
Restoration
In 1975 a New York syndicate bought her for exhibition at South Street Maritime Museum. She was re-rigged but restoration was slow and in 2017 she was bought by a German syndicate and taken back to Hamburg on a heavy lift ship. Full refurbishment is now taking place.
PRINT DETAILS – Select regular or large
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 20.5 x 30.8 (cm) / 8.1 x 12.1 (in)
Overall: 29.7 x 42 (cm) / 11.7 x 16.5 (in)
Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
$85 AUD (includes shipping)
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 40 x 60.2 (cm) / 15.7 x 23.7 (in) with a white border to allow for framing and matting.
Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
$175 AUD (includes shipping)
- Regular print
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Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 20.5 x 30.8 (cm) / 8.1 x 12.1 (in)
Overall: 29.7 x 42 (cm) / 11.7 x 16.5 (in)Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
ADD TO CART$85 AUD (includes shipping)
- Large print
-
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 40 x 60.2 (cm) / 15.7 x 23.7 (in) with a white border to allow for framing and matting.
Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
ADD TO CART$175 AUD (includes shipping)
Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact us.
It is 1913 and the 4-masted barque Peking puts to sea with 60000 bags of sodium nitrate in her belly, heading towards Hamburg, her home port.
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Peking was built by Blohm & Voss for the firm of F. Laeisz; a German shipping company, which had considerable interests in South America, particularly Chile and the nitrates that were mined there.
Peking was built in 1911, along with Passat, at a time when the building of large steel sailing ships had ceased in other countries. Laeisz went on to order three more similar sailing ships: Pola 1916, Priwall 1917 and Padua 1926. All Laeisz ships were built to the same high specifications – which included steel masts and yards, double cap stays, triple topmast backstays, double jackstays, wire buntlines and balanced rudders. The Jarvis brace winch (designed in Great Britain) was adopted for all their vessels.
Laeisz ships were all built to a similar design and Peking and Passat were true sisters, being built from the same hull plan, although there were small differences in deck layout and rigging.
When WW1 started, Peking was in Valparaiso and was interned. On returning to Germany at war’s end she was given to Italy in 1920 as reparations . Italy had no use for her and Laeisz bought her back in 1923.
They returned her to the nitrate run but the introduction of synthetic nitrates in the late ’twenties made this trade unprofitable. In 1932 she was sold to Shaftsbury Homes. This was a British institution that provided education and seamanship training for under privileged boys. She was moored in the Medway, partly rigged down and modified below deck to accommodate a large number of boys. She was renamed Arethusa after an old wood frigate of the same name that had been used for the same purpose.
In 1975 a New York syndicate bought her for exhibition at South Street Maritime Museum. She was re-rigged but restoration was slow and in 2017 she was bought by a German syndicate and taken back to Hamburg on a heavy lift ship. Full refurbishment is now taking place.
PRINT DETAILS – select Regular or Large
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 20.5 x 30.8 (cm) / 8.1 x 21.1 (in)
Overall: 29.7 x 42 (cm) / 11.7 x 16.5 (in)
Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
$85 AUD (includes shipping)
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 40 x 60.2 (cm) / 15.7 x 23.7 (in) with a white border to allow for framing and matting.
Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
$175 AUD (includes shipping)
Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact us.
- Regular print
-
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 20.5 x 30.8 (cm) / 8.1 x 21.1 (in)
Overall: 29.7 x 42 (cm) / 11.7 x 16.5 (in)Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
ADD TO CART$85 AUD (includes shipping)
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
- Large print
-
Fine quality giclée print on Chromajet Spectrum 225 gsm satin paper.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Print care
Although the inks used for these giclée prints is guaranteed to last 90 years under normal circumstances, their life will be reduced if hung in direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light. They are intended to be framed under UV inhibiting glass, using acid free mounting materials. Non-reflecting glass is also recommended.
Image: 40 x 60.2 (cm) / 15.7 x 23.7 (in) with a white border to allow for framing and matting.
Shipping locations: We ship to Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA for orders via the shopping cart. For other destinations please contact us for a shipping quote.
ADD TO CART$175 AUD (includes shipping)
Questions? Please don't hesitate to contact us.