The Passat is a four-masted steel barque that was launched as one of the legendary Flying P-Liners of the shipping company F. Laeisz in 1911 at Blohm & Voss and is now moored in the harbour of Travemünde. She was initially used by six Laeisz captains as a cargo ship between Europe and South America. Under the ownership of Gustaf Erikson, she was mainly used to transport wheat between Australia and Europe (see Wheat Regatta). In the 1950s, she was used as a cargo training ship between Europe and South America's east coast. In total, she rounded Cape Horn (known as the Cape Hornier), which was notorious for its weather conditions, 39 times. When the sister ship Pamir sank in a hurricane in 1957 and the Passat itself narrowly escaped sinking in a hurricane shortly afterwards, the ship was decommissioned due to declining profitability. Today, the Passat serves as a museum, overnight accommodation and event venue.
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