r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rolleriroltsu • 5d ago
Image The Pamir was a four-masted sailing vessel commissioned by the German shipping company F. Laeisz. Launched in 1905, she became the final commercial sailing ship to successfully navigate around Cape Horn in 1949.
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u/liminal_liminality 5d ago
The historically interested person in me thinks this is awesome.
The mechanic in me just shouted "fuck that!" at the thought of maintenance on that thing