I passed by this afternoon, so here’s a quick post. Peking seems to have disappeared in this hold.
But for scale, check out this photo I took while she was on a dry dock at Caddell’s nine and a half years ago. See the yard worker in a white protective suit lower right?
Even the masts seem diminished by the cranes.
Safe passage! And with that I pass her off to spotters off the coast of the UK!
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July 15, 2017 at 7:27 pm
Janet Hopkins Clark
So interesting.
July 16, 2017 at 5:16 pm
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July 17, 2017 at 5:21 am
Rembert
I hope, she will receive a warmer welcome as recently an other visitor of Hamburg and inhabitant of New York with links to a german past. Obviously old age alone isn´t enough, to earn respect.
July 17, 2017 at 5:34 am
tugster
well, Rembert, Peking has earned respect, as we all must, and to a 106 year-old, a 71-year-old or a 39 year-old, is still immature. if you’ve not learned self-respect and earned others’ respect by 71, it’s likely never going to happen.
September 7, 2020 at 5:30 am
Rembert
https://www.spiegel.de/reise/peking-kommt-heim-historischer-hamburger-viermaster-kehrt-aus-new-york-zurueck-a-bfaa5e0e-fe4d-4e98-be04-656faa1c195c
Today arriving in Hamburg: Peking!
September 7, 2020 at 6:27 am
tugster
Thx so much for the reminder. I wanted to be there, but covid . . . were are currently in a pariah state.
September 7, 2020 at 1:18 pm
Rembert
https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/schiffe/Die-Peking-ist-zu-Hause-Die-Geschichte-des-Flying-P-Liners,peking1168.html
The first video will show you, that she nevertheless had no reason, to feel lonely.
September 7, 2020 at 1:54 pm
tugster
Rembert, thanks so much. Clearly she needs not feel lonely or neglected. I’m eager to come see for myself.