Pamir (ship)

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Pamir c. 1949.
History
Germany
Name	Pamir
Namesake	Pamir Mountains
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Launched	29 July 1905
Italy
Acquired	1920, as war reparations
Germany
Acquired	F. Laeisz Company, 1924
Finland
Acquired	Erikson Line, 1931
New Zealand
Acquired	Seized as prize of war, 3 August 1941
Finland
Acquired	Erikson Line, 1948
West Germany
Owner	Heinz Schliewen
Acquired	1951
West Germany
Owner	Stiftung Pamir und Passat
Acquired	1954
Fate	Sunk 1957
General characteristics
Class and type	Steel hulled barque
Tons burthen	3910 bm
Length	114.5 m (375 ft) LOA
Beam	14 m (46 ft)
Draft	7.25 m (23.5 ft)
Propulsion	Top speed 16 knots (30 km/h); cruise speed 8-9 knots.
Sail plan	Four-masted barque, 3,800 m² (40,900 ft²) of sails

Pamir was a four-masted barque built for the German shipping company F. Laeisz. One of their famous Flying P-Liners, she was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. By 1957, she had been outmoded by modern bulk carriers and could not operate at a profit. Her shipping consortium's inability to finance much-needed repairs or to recruit sufficient sail-trained officers caused severe technical difficulties. On 21 September 1957, she was caught in Hurricane Carrie and sank off the Azores, with only six survivors rescued after an extensive search.