Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .

Volume Eight - Pre-Victorian to the present day - more aspects - Passat & Pamir at Penarth Dock - A Photo Album - 1948 - 1951

Pamir fore-mast
'Pamir' - 'The fore mast' - Impressive! [001]
 
Pamir at sea
A photograph of 'Pamir' entering the English Channel in December 1947 borrowed from a marvelous book 'The Last Time Around Cape Horn' by William Stark. A good read but not for the feint hearted! The photo shows the ship in full sail and making good way in a moderate sea. The copyright is asigned to the Wellington Museum. It provides a good idea of the scale of the foremast and as an engineer, I would be greatly interested in the forces acting on the mast and its restraints in all sea-states. [335]
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