Pamir (ship)
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Pamir was a four-masted barque built for the German shipping company F. Laeisz. One of their famous Flying P-Liners, named after the Pamir Mountains, she was the last commercial sailing ship to round
Pamir c. 1949.
Pamir in Wellington ca. 1941
Group photograph of Pamir crew, Wellington, ca. 1940
Painting of the Pamir by Yasmina (2008)
Hurricane Carrie
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Hurricane Carrie was a deadly and long-lived Category 4 major hurricane which was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the longest-lasting tropical cyclones
Pamir (ship)
…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. She was built at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg, launched…
Surface analysis of Hurricane Carrie on September 14
Approximate course of Pamir and track of Hurricane Carrie in September 1957