Pamir


Finland, flag

The first voyage under Finnish Flag


The Pamir on the Elbe near Blankenese
20/11/1931 departing for Australia
The Pamir started her first voyage under Finnish Flag on 19/11/1931 ().

Her new owner, Gustaf Erikson from Mariehamn (Finland) put her on the Australian grain trade.

Reference : (1)

North Atlantic


On the Elbe near Blankenese 20/11/1931

3 o'clock

H.B. at the helm

S.V. Pamir

S.V. Pamir

12 knots

View from the mizzen

Rear view

S.V. Pamir

Deck (Bay of Biscay)

Masts (Bay of Biscay)

Captain Karl Gerhard Sjögren 12/1931

Fixing the lower topgallant

Under the tradewinds

Under the trade winds

Crossing the Line


Under the trade winds

Crossing the Line 25/12/1931

Crossing the Line 25/12/1931

Crossing the Line 25/12/1931

Crossing the Line 25/12/1931

Crossing the Line 25/12/1931

Crossing the Line 25/12/1931

Cape of Good-Hope 1932

West wind

From Cape to Australia


Turnbuckles under water

Turnbuckles under water

A wave on the deck

Spray carried by the west wind

The remains of the mizzen boom

Turnbuckles under water

A wave on the fore deck

A wave on the fore deck

Deck view from the chart room

A wave on the deck

A wave on the deck

The calm before Australia

Australia and back

References

(1) Foto Historie © Hans F. Wymann

The grain races

Gustaf Erikson

Erikson's fleet

The Pamir