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Dimensions
Image:
6.50" x 10.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 15.50"
HMS Peking Sailing Boat Anchored in South Street Seaport 1984 Framed Print
by Gordon James
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HMS Peking Sailing Boat Anchored in South Street Seaport 1984 framed print by Gordon James. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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History
Peking was made famous by the sail training pioneer Irving Johnson; his footage filmed on board during a passage around Cape Horn in 1929... more
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Artist's Description
History
Peking was made famous by the sail training pioneer Irving Johnson; his footage filmed on board during a passage around Cape Horn in 1929 shocked experienced Cape Horn veterans and landsmen alike at the extreme conditions Peking experienced. It made this trip around the cape to Chile 34 times.
Nitrate trade
Peking was launched in February 1911 and left Hamburg for her maiden voyage to Valparaiso in May of the same year. After the outbreak of World War I she was interned at Valparaiso and remained in Chile for the duration of the war. Awarded to Italy as war reparation she was sold back to her original owners Laeisz brothers in January 1923.
She remained in the nitrate trade until traffic through the Panama Canal proved quicker and more economical.
Arethusa
In 1932, she was sold for £6,250 to Shaftesbury Homes. She was first towed to Greenhithe, renamed Arethusa II and moored alongside the existing Arethusa I. In July 1933, she was moved to a new p...
About Gordon James
This is the official website of the artist Gordon James who uses his 50+ years of photographic skills and experience to highlight the beauty of photography and as an art form to create prints, home decor, apparel and more to be made from his wide range of images. My specialist subjects are Steam,and Diesel Locomotives.
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Gordon James
Thankyou Gene/David, i'm thrilled as it is the first of many I hope.
Gene Parks
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David Stasiak
Congratulations!