Untergang der Pamir - Hamburg, Deutschland
N 53° 33.079 E 009° 50.564
32U E 555832 N 5933933
Ein Buntglasfenster in der Nienstedtener Kirche erinnert an den Untergang der Viermastbark Pamir 1957
Waymark Code: WMWZJ9
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
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A stained-glass window in the Nienstedtener church commemorates the sinking of the four-masted barque Pamir in 1957.
The window shows the ship under full sail and it is written:
Sail training ship Pamir - in 1957 sank in a hurricane with 80 men.
Including Peter Schneider.
Pamir, a four-masted barque, was one of the famous Flying P-Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Disaster Date: 09/21/1957
Memorial Sponsors: Unbekannt
Parking Coordinates: N 53° 33.088 E 009° 50.530
Disaster Type: Natural
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of dedication: Not listed
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