Ship Modelling

German Cargo Windjammer "Pamir" (1905)


The most famous Flying-P-Liner "Pamir" - unfortunately because of her tragic end in 1957.

She had become a favorite among historians and model builders, and there are some plastic model kit available.

Data

Type/Class: Dimensions: Decks: Armament: Rigging: Crew:
German Cargo Windjammer
("Flying P-Liner") 		Steel hull

  • Length: 147m
  • Width: 16,34m
  • Height: 68m
    		• Stepped Deck with an "island" in the middle of the ship
    poop, lower aft deck, island, lower fore deck and forecastle     		none 4 masted barque
  • 6-6-6-0 yards (fore-main-jigger-mizzen)
  • 4-3-3-3 staysails
    		• 40-50

    Sister Ships

    • Passat
    • Padua (→ today: Kruzenshtern)
    • ...

    History

  • Designer:
  • Built: 1902
  • Expected life span: 30 years.

    1905-19xx: Cargo Routes ...

    1957...

    Sources for Research

    Reconstructions

    The Rigging

    The Pamir has a typical barque rigging of a German Windjammer of the last generation:
  • 6 yards on 3 masts, the mizzen only with double spanker sails and a top gaff sail.
  • Staysails on the bowsprit and between the masts.

    • The Standing Rigging

    Bowsprit
    [Bugspriet]

    Fore Mast
    [Fockmast]

    Main Mast 1
    [Großmast]

    Main Mast 2
    [Kreuzmast]

    Mizzen Mast
    [Besanmast]

    Topgallant Mast
    • 1 Jacob ladder abaft the mast
    • 1 royal stay
    • 2+2 backstays
    • 1 Jacob ladder abaft the mast
    • 1 royal stay
    • 2+2 backstays
    • 1 Jacob ladder abaft the mast
    • 1 royal stay
    • 2+2 backstays

    Topmast
    • 4 shrouds
    • 1 topstay
    • 2+3 backstays
    • 2+2 backstays
    • 4 shrouds
    • 1 topstay
    • 2+3 backstays
    • 4 shrouds
    • 1 topstay
    • 2+3 backstays
    • 1 Jacob ladder abaft the mast
    • 1 royal stay
    • 2+1 backstays

    Lower Mast
    • 2 steel water stays
    • 3 steel guys
    • 6 shrouds
    • 1 lower stay
    • 6 shrouds
    • 1 lower stay
    • 6 shrouds
    • 1 lower stay
    • 5 shrouds
    • 1 lower stay

    The Running Rigging

    Bowsprit
    [Bugspriet]

    Fore Mast
    [Fockmast]

    Main Mast 1
    [Großmast]

    Main Mast 2
    [Kreuzmast]

    Mizzen Mast
    [Besanmast]

    Royal Sails

    6th yard

    Fore Royal

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
      light royals: 2 B.
    • 2 Braces

    Main 1 Royal

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
      light royals: 2 B.
    • 2 Braces

    Main 2 Royal

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
      light royals: 2 B.
    • 2 Braces

    Upper Topgallant Sails

    5th yard

    Fore Upper Topgallant

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 1 Upper Topgallant

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 2 Upper Topgallant

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Lower Topgallant Sails

    4th yard

    Fore Lower Topgallant

    • no Halyard, fixed rack
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 1 Lower Topgallant

    • no Halyard, fixed rack
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 2 Lower Topgallant

    • no Halyard, fixed rack
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Upper Top Sails

    3rd yard

    Fore Upper Topsail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 5 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 1 Upper Topsail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 5 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 2 Upper Topsail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 2 fixed Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 5 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Lower Top Sails

    2nd yard

    Fore Lower Topsail

    • no Halyard, fixed rack
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 1 Lower Topsail

    • no Halyard, fixed rack
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main 2 Lower Topsail

    • no Halyard, fixed rack
    • 2 Sheets
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 4 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Lower Sails

    lower yard

    Fore Course

    • (fixed in a rack)
    • 2 Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets, 2 Tacks
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 2 Leechlines
    • 6 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main Course 1

    • (fixed in a rack)
    • 2 Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets, 2 Tacks
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 2 Leechlines
    • 6 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Main Course 2

    • (fixed in a rack)
    • 2 Topping Lifts
    • 2 Sheets, 2 Tacks
    • 2 Clewlines
    • 2 Leechlines
    • 6 Buntlines
    • 2 Braces

    Stay Sails
    Fore and Aft Sails

    Fore Top Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Jib

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Outer Jib

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Flying Jib

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Main 1 Top Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Main 1 Topgallant Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Main 1 Royal Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Main 2 Top Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Main 2 Topgallant Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Main 2 Royal Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Mizzen Top Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Mizzen Topgallant Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Mizzen Royal Staysail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 2 Sheets

    Top Gaff Sail

    • 1 Halyard
    • 1 Downhaul
    • 1 Sheet Outhaul
    • 1 Sheet Inhaul
    • 1 Tack

    Upper Spanker

    • 2 Gaff Vangs
    • 1 Upper Gaff Outhaul
    • 1 Upper Gaff Inhaul
    • 1 Lower Gaff Outhaul
    • 1 Lower Gaff Inhaul
    • 2 Brails

    Lower Spanker

    • 2 Gaff Vangs
    • 1 Lower Gaff Outhaul
    • 1 Lower Gaff Inhaul
    • 1 Boom Outhaul
    • 1 Boom Inhaul
    • 2 Boom Sheets
    • 2 Brails
    These are the lines to be belayed ...

    Belaying Positions

    There IS one original belaying scheme preserved! I bought a copy onboard her sister ship, the Passat, in Lübeck, Germany. Here is my German-English compilation of it (click to zoom in):