Charles Edward Dixon (British, 1872-1934)
The four-masted barque 'Passat' bound for Valparaiso
Watercolour
Signed and dated 'Charles Dixon 1919' (lower left)
14 x 19½in. (35.5 x 49.5cm.)

The Passat was one of the series of 'P' sailing ships including the Pamir, Parma, Preussen and Primwall, all built by Blom & Voss in Hamburg, between 1916 and 1920. These large, mostly four-masted barques, were cleverly designed to sail with comparatively small crews carrying nitrate from Chile to Europe and grain from Australia to Europe, the aim being to create high volume carriers which could compete economically with the ever-increasing use of steam vessels. Their success, however, was short-lived and while the Passat continued to work until after the Second World War, making her last Cape Horn voyage in 1949, several vessels were lost and others became sail training ships. Fortunately, Passat survived the War and is still afloat at Travemünde, Germany, where she is used as a floating summer camp for the young.

Condition Report
Faded overall, some possible time-staining to edges.

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