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Provenance
Hanses
PhotographerMilton Ahlstrand

Place

The four masted barque Passat

Description

Helmsman
Milton Ahlstrand sailed as first mate for two years. He knew all about the ships sailplan. 34 sails, 18 square sails, 9 stay sails, 4 fore sails and 3 spanker sails.
In total 4600 square meters of sails. Passat could get a speed up to eighteen knots.

Crew: Captain, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd mates, steward, 21 to 30 able seamen and shipboys

Miscellaneous

Milton Ahlstrand's pictures in Krister Karlsson's collection, Sources: Jukka A. Mikkola /Wikipedia/ Passat Museum, Travemunde.

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