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German Cargo and Commerce Ships

Baychimo, SS — German cargo ship, then British; steel-hulled
Known as a ghost ship and seen numerous times since, her last sighting in 1969. She was taken by Great Britain as part of Germany's WW I reparations and acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1921. LAUNCHED: 1914 → FATE: Abandoned and lost along the Alaska coast in November, 1931.

München, MS — German LASH carrier (cargo ship)
Sank with with 28 crew in a severe storm, probably due to rogue waves and featured in several television documentaries. A court case regarding the loss of cargo in this tragedy set a legal precedent used in many legal textbooks illustrating the administration of the Uniform Commercial Code. LAUNCHED: 1972, May 18 → FATE: Sank in the North Atlantic December 1978.

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Morituri — German cargo ship
In the movie Morituri a freighter hauling rubber to Nazi Germany during WWII; starring Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner. The actual unnamed old German freighter was used for nearly all the film sequences. LAUNCHED: 1965, movie release → FATE: Inconclusive.

Pamir — German barque, four-masted steel-hulled windjammer
Last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn in 1949. Over her life at various times, she flew under the flags of Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and Finland. LAUNCHED: 1905, July → FATE: Caught in Hurricane Carrie and sank off the Azores, September 21, 1957.

The number of German Cargo and Commerce Ships listed is 4

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	München, MS (German LASH carrier)

German Cargo and Commerce Ships
1.	München, MS German LASH carrier
2.	Morituri German cargo ship
3.	Pamir German barque

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