S/y Pommern (1920s)
Pommern - the only four-masted merchant sailing ship in the world still in its original state - photographed under Finnish (Åland Islands) flag in the (prob.)1920s. My colorization of an image in the Maritime Museum of Finland archive.
"Pommern was built in 1903 in Scotland and was purchased in 1923 by Åland shipowner, Gustaf Erikson. Prior to this, she was owned by several German companies. Pommern sailed in Gustaf Erikson’s fleet until 1939, mostly sailing to Australia to pick up wheat to be sold in Europe. In 1953, Gustaf Erikson’s children donated Pommern to the City of Mariehamn where she has been a museum ship since that time. Today, the ship is still owned by the City of Mariehamn, now consigned to Åland’s Maritime Museum Trust who looks after the exhibitions onboard, as well as maintenance and restoration."
S/y Pommern (1920s)
Pommern - the only four-masted merchant sailing ship in the world still in its original state - photographed under Finnish (Åland Islands) flag in the (prob.)1920s. My colorization of an image in the Maritime Museum of Finland archive.
"Pommern was built in 1903 in Scotland and was purchased in 1923 by Åland shipowner, Gustaf Erikson. Prior to this, she was owned by several German companies. Pommern sailed in Gustaf Erikson’s fleet until 1939, mostly sailing to Australia to pick up wheat to be sold in Europe. In 1953, Gustaf Erikson’s children donated Pommern to the City of Mariehamn where she has been a museum ship since that time. Today, the ship is still owned by the City of Mariehamn, now consigned to Åland’s Maritime Museum Trust who looks after the exhibitions onboard, as well as maintenance and restoration."