Mar. 03, 1975 - Arethusa towed to Woolwich.: The sailing ship Arethusa, for the past 40 years a training ship moored on the Medway near Rochester, being towed to Woolwich yesterday for repairs before her voyage to New York where she will become a floating museum. Now renamed the Peking, the German - built vessel was sold by the Shaftesbury Homes for £70,000.

Mar. 03, 1975 - Arethusa towed to Woolwich.: The sailing ship Arethusa, for the past 40 years a training ship moored on the Medway near Rochester, being towed to Woolwich yesterday for repairs before her voyage to New York where she will become a floating museum. Now renamed the Peking, the German - built vessel was sold by the Shaftesbury Homes for £70,000. Stock Photo
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5572 x 4422 px | 47.2 x 37.4 cm | 18.6 x 14.7 inches | 300dpi

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3 March 1975

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Mar. 03, 1975 - Arethusa towed to Woolwich.: The sailing ship Arethusa, for the past 40 years a training ship moored on the Medway near Rochester, being towed to Woolwich yesterday for repairs before her voyage to New York where she will become a floating museum. Now renamed the Peking, the German - built vessel was sold by the Shaftesbury Homes for £70, 000. (Credit Image: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS)

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