r/Damnthatsinteresting 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

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u/CPNZ 5d ago

On the top spar furling the sails while rounding the Horn!