Segelschiff Peking

The four-masted barque "Peking": The story of this traditional sailing ship continues. The yellow masts rise impressively into the sky, and the frames and rigging shine with renewed brilliance: Over 110 years after its launch, the sailing ship "Peking" presents itself once again in its former beauty and docks as another grand museum ship in the port of Hamburg. Photographer Heiner Müller-Elsner has documented the three-year restoration of the German tall ship at the Peters shipyard in northern Germany. His images vividly illustrate how a scrap heap was transformed step by step into the flagship of the newly emerging German Port Museum. Authors Peter-Matthias Gaede and Michael Schaper recount the tumultuous history of the sailing ship from its maiden voyage to the present day. This expanded and updated pictorial book celebrates the rebirth of the legendary four-masted barque "Peking" with exclusive photographs of the restoration. It tells the entire story of the famous four-master: everything about life on the old sailing ship and its last great voyage. It includes a new and previously unpublished chapter on the transfer and arrival in the Hamburg harbor and the concept of the new port museum. Museum ship "Peking": A Hamburg legend returns to its home port. With the historic four-master, a well-traveled Hamburg native returns to the harbor of the Hanseatic city. Built by the Hamburg shipyard Blohm+Voss, the "Peking" sailed as one of the legendary Flying P Liners under the flag of the shipping company Ferdinand Laeisz across the world's oceans, surviving hurricanes, economic crises, and two world wars. With its entry into its home port of Hamburg, a long journey comes to an end, but the story of the "Peking" is far from over. This opulent pictorial book pays unique tribute to it and offers sailing enthusiasts unparalleled insights into a piece of maritime history.