Playing Tourist in NYC- part 4-seaport (pt 2)
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:51 pmThe queen of the Seaport: The Hamburg -built Peking, a huge 4-masted bark made entirely of steel, even the spars. She hauled nitrate mostly between Germany and South America for many years- one of the last great sailing ships; state-of-the-art for the time. Of course, steamships eventually put her out of business.
A tour of this vessel (she's open to the public for inspection) includes viewing film footage shot on board during a hairy storm... one tough old ship, with crews to match!
The woman from whom I used to rent a live-aboard cabin cruiser worked for the Seaport at the time,and had just moved off that boat (after 15 years) into a long-awaitied cabin aboard the Peking: very nice, if your taste in decor leans towards giant rivet-heads...
Here is the Ambrose, a sort of mobile lighthouse that stayed on station at the mouth of New York Harbor for long periods during the early part of the last century, warning ships away from the treacherous shoals of that area. I once had dinner in her well-appointed galley, and got a private tour of the engine room. What an amazing old workhorse- another fine machine rendered obsolete by another leap in technology.
For more info:
http://www.southstseaport.org/
And for those who enjoyed the helicopter photos:
http://www.heliny.com/
A tour of this vessel (she's open to the public for inspection) includes viewing film footage shot on board during a hairy storm... one tough old ship, with crews to match!
The woman from whom I used to rent a live-aboard cabin cruiser worked for the Seaport at the time,and had just moved off that boat (after 15 years) into a long-awaitied cabin aboard the Peking: very nice, if your taste in decor leans towards giant rivet-heads...
Here is the Ambrose, a sort of mobile lighthouse that stayed on station at the mouth of New York Harbor for long periods during the early part of the last century, warning ships away from the treacherous shoals of that area. I once had dinner in her well-appointed galley, and got a private tour of the engine room. What an amazing old workhorse- another fine machine rendered obsolete by another leap in technology.
For more info:
http://www.southstseaport.org/
And for those who enjoyed the helicopter photos:
http://www.heliny.com/
;D But hey, you must admit one doesn't often see a Nash Rambler anymore... there is