We were walking on a cold November day in New York City. After a sobering visit to Ground Zero we strolled down around Battery Park then up towards the Brooklyn Bridge. Between the foot of Wall Street and the Brooklyn Bridge we came across the South Street Seaport Museum.The museum consists of several historic buildings and in water boat displays including tug boats and tall ships. The tall ships were an amazing sight in the shadows of the skyscrapers.
One of the largest sailing vessels ever built, the four masted barque PEKING was launched in 1911 in Hamburg, Germany for use in the Europe/ South American nitrate trade. In 1921 she was handed over to Italy for war compensation. She served as a school ship in England for 40 years and was aquired by the museum in 1974.
337' LOA
47' wide
Sail area 44,132 Sq. Ft.
WAVERTREE built in 1885 at Southampton, England was used to carry jute from Bangladesh to Scotland. It was one of the largest ships built with a wrought iron hull. After being demasted crossing Cape Horn she was used as a floating warehouse and then a barge. She was aquired by the seaport in 1968. The seaport recently recieved a grant from the city of New York for 4 million dollars to restore the WAVERTREE.
LOA 279'
Breadth 40.2'
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