The Flying P-Liners were the sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz of Hamburg.
Passat in Travemünde, Germany
Kruzenshtern (ex-Padua) under sail
Peking, at South Street Seaport, New York
Mozart (left) and Penang (right), formerly Albert Rickmers, photo by Alan Villiers
Potosi was a five-masted steel barque built in 1865 by Joh. C. Tecklenborg ship yard in Geestemünde, Germany, for the sailing ship company F. Laeisz as a trading vessel. Its primary purpose was as a "nitrate clipper" collecting guano in South America for use in chemical companies in Germany. As its shipping route was between Germany, Bolivia until 1870 but, during the "pacific War" was transferred to Chile, it was designed to be capable of withstanding the rough weather encountered around Cape Horn.
The Potosi in her maiden voyage on July 26, 1895.
The Potosi under full sail
The Potosi at wharf
The Potosi on the way to Chile in 1913.