The Pamir Under the New Zealand Ensign. SIGNED

The Pamir Under the New Zealand Ensign By Jack Churchouse.

Publisher: Millwood Press, Wellington, 1978. FIRST EDITION. VERY SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Very good hardback with jacket in collectible condition. Blue cloth boards have slight rubbing at edges. Large gift inscription to Nina Siers (daughter of the publisher), signed and dated by author. Jacket has light edgewear.

The Pamir, a four-masted barque flying the Finnish flag, sailed into New Zealand waters at a time, during the Second World War, when her country was entering enemy status. Taken in prize, she became a puzzle and a challenge to a country at war whose lifelines stretched across vast oceans; shipping space was urgently needed but a windjammer? Sail was anachronism. This is the story of how the New Zealand Government, in partnership with one of its historic shipping lines, the Union Steam Ship Company, commissioned and sailed the sturdy vessel between Wellington and North American ports until after the war. Voyages are reconstructed in detail, often using extracts from diaries, letters and masters' reports of the time. 284 pages, colour and b/w illustrations.

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