| Date of launch | 29 July 1905 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | Hamburg |
| Type | 4-masted steel barque |
| GRT | 3020 |
| NRT | 2777 |
| DWT | 4500 |
| Length | 96.3 m (316.1 ft) |
| Beam | 14.0 m (46.1 ft) |
| Draft | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
- 29 July 1905
Built of steel by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, for Reederei F. Laeisz, Hamburg. She was rigged as a four-masted barque carrying royals over double topgallant sails. She sailed on the South American nitrate trade until the outbreak of World War I. - 1914
Stayed in Santa Cruz de la Palma until 1920 because of the war. - 17 March 1920
Handed over to Italy as war compensation. - 1921
Laid up. - 26 February 1924
Bought back by Laeisz and put back on the nitrate trade. - November 1931
Sold to Gustaf Erikson, Mariehamn and put on the Australian wheat trade. - 3 August 1941
Taken as prize of war by the New Zealand government. - 12 November 1948
Returned to Erikson and made one last voyage on the wheat trade in 1948-49 together with her sister ship the Passat. - 10 July 1949
Rounded Cape Horn homeward bound; this was the last time in history that a cargo-carrying sailing vessel rounded the Horn. - 1 June 1951
The Pamir and the Passat were to be broken up in Hamburg, but were bought by a German shipowner from the scrapyard, to be used as cargo-carrying schoolships. They were rebuilt in Kiel and had engines installed. - 21 September 1957
The Pamir was tragically lost in a hurricane when her cargo of grain had shifted. Of the 86 men on board only six survived.
Pictures:
 | The Pamir |  | The Pamir 1948 |
 | The Pamir in Falmouth 1954 Photo by Peter Harvey Appears courtesy of Andy Campbell |  | The Pamir for anchor 1956 Notice that the upper topsail yards for some reason have been hoisted. |
 | The Pamir under full sail 1957 |
References:
- Sten Lille, Lars Grönstrand: Suomen valtameripurjehtijat, ISBN 951-9064-31-1, published by Etelä-Suomen Kustannus Oy 1979
- Lennart Boberg: Pamir, ISBN 91-7024-678-5, published by Wikens förlag AB, Höganäs 1990
- Alex A. Hurst: Hur all världens råtacklade fyr- och femmastade skepp slutade sin levnad, Longitude - tidskrift från de sju haven 23 pp. 76 - 93, ISSN 0024-6328, published by Carlstedt Förlag AB, Stockholm 1987
- Alex A. Hurst: En lista på all världens 4- och 5-mastade råtacklade skepp, Longitude - tidskrift från de sju haven 22 pp. 7 - 31, ISSN 0024-6328, published by Carlstedt Förlag AB, Stockholm 1986
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