THE PASSAT AT HAMBURG In Gallery / PORTS, HARBOURS & HAVENS

THE PASSAT AT HAMBURG

In 1872, the world's sailing fleet was greater than it had ever been; by 1945 it had virtually disappeared. Many of the great square riggers had been sunk and of course steam ships were everywhere. A major exception to this trend was Gustav Erikson, a Finnish ship owner who operated out of Marienhamn in t...