Pamir 1:250

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Bark Pamir one of the last to be used commercially after WWII. The Pamir was the last of the last few Pamirs to be built after World War II. The Pam Pamir was one of the first World War II vessels to be used on long-distance cruises around Cape Horn. It was operated by the German shipping company F. Laeisz. Technical problems and lack of qualified personnel were the cause of its eventual demise. This occurred in Hurricane Carrie off the Azores in 1957, where it eventually sank. After a major rescue operation, only six sailors were able to be pulled from the sea.
The four-masted barque was built at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg. Construction started on 29 July 1905. She had a steel hull and a GRT of 3,020 (2,777 net). The overall length of the ship was 114.5 m, width about 14 m and 7.25 m draft. The three masts were 51.2 m long above the main deck and the main boom was 28 m wide. She carried a total of 3,800 m² of sail and reached a top speed of 16 knots Mohl (30 km/h). Her regular cruising speed was around 8-9 knots WS.
She was the fifth of ten sister ships commissioned on 18 October 1905. She carried nitrogenous fertilizers from Chile to Germany. I. World. She survived the World War II in a port in the Canary Islands and was then handed over to Italy as war reparations. However, the Italians could not take care of her, so she was sold back to Germany to carry fertilizer again and then wheat from Australia for a Finnish company.
During WWII, she was captured by the New Zealanders as a prize, sailing mainly to America because the Japanese submarines were unable to sink her due to her speed. After the war he returned to Finland where he sailed again for the Gustav Erixon company until the death of the owner.
Thereafter, its operation, like that of the Passat, was no longer economical and the ships were sold to Antwerp, Germany, where they were significantly modernized, including a powerful engine.
Now both ships sailed between Europe and the east coast of South America.
However, the operation was again uneconomical, and technical problems, particularly with rusting of the ship, were increasing considerably. The operation was not helped by subsidies.
All this contributed to the poor condition of the ship and an inexperienced captain was brought on board.
On 10 August 1957, Pamir sailed from Buenos Aires to Hamburg with a crew of 86 men, 52 of whom were cadets. Her cargo was 3,780 tons of barley loose in the hold. The ship was caught in Hurricane Carrie, gradually listing and eventually sinking. After a difficult rescue effort, only 6 cadets were rescued in a light boat. The Board of Inquiry found a significant number of deficiencies, yet the root cause of the sinking could not be clearly determined.