Hamburg
Hamburg
Hamburg (1.6 million inhabitants), upon the Elbe, at the confluence of the Alster, is Germany's main harbour.
The home of the Laeisz firm, Hamburg was the homeport of the Pamir, until she was sold to Erikson in 1931.
She raised anchor for her last voyage on 01/06/1957.
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Photos
Circa 1955 |
Leaving the Blohm & Voss shipyards, c. 1955 |
Hamburg ? (4) |
In 1956 (15a) |
05/1957 © Alastair Finlayson |
05/1957 © Alastair Finlayson |
1955 (3) |
06/1953 (6) |
© 926:66 (4) |
Circa 1955 (8) |
Circa 1955 |
© 3179:71 (4) |
1954 © (16) |
19/03/1953 © (11) |
12/1954 © (12) |
1954 (14) |
1954 (14) |
1954 |
Circa 1930 © 289_0013 (7) |
Circa 1930 © 288_0012 (7) |
Pamir ? vers 1930 © 287_1520 (7) |
The Laeisz fleet |
195x (14) |
St. Pauli 23/12/1951 (14) |
Boarding 12/1951 (14) |
Visit of President Heuss 12/1951 (14) |
Cardinal Joseph Frings, 10/01/1952 (14) |
Cardinal Joseph Frings, 10/01/1952 © (9) |
Cardinal Joseph Frings, 10/01/1952 © (9) |
Cardinal Joseph Frings, 10/01/1952 © (15b) |
Last departure, 01/06/1957 (14) |
Last departure, 01/06/1957 (14) |
On the Elbe, 01/06/1957 (14) |
Last departure, 01/06/1957 © (10) |
195x |
Cuxhaven, 01/06/1957 (14) |
The Laeisz Fleet
The Laeisz sailships in the port of Hamburg |
A British Pathe Newsreel
The Pamir, last windjammer, goes down in a storm 26/09/1957 Ref. 1501.31 |
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References
(2) Private source, Mr Jan Klootwijk, The Netherlands (4) Danish Maritime Museum (Arkiv) (8) Letzter Deutscher Großsegler Pamir (10) Hamburger Abendblatt (a) (b) |
Church St Catherine
The Pamir