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RARE OFFICAL TALL SHIPS FINE CHINA COLLECTION PLATE DEPICTING THE FAMED SHIP "THE CHRISTAIN RADICH" OF NORWAY - LIMITED EDITION ISSUED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN SAIL TRAINING MATTED AND FRAMED IN SOLID MAPLE NATURAL HARDWOOD PLATE FRAME UNDER PROTECTIVE GLASSPLATE AND SHIP IMAGE ARE BOTH RIMMED IN ELEGANT GOLDTHE STORY OF THE CHRISTAIN Radich is a Norwegian full-rigged ship, named after a Norwegian shipowner. The vessel was built at Framnæs shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway, and was delivered on 17 June 1937. The owner was The Christian Radich Sail Training Foundation, which was established by a grant from an officer of that name [1]Description[edit]The vessel is a full-rigged three-masted [fr] steel hull, 62.5 metres (205 ft) long, with an overall length of 73 metres (240 ft) including the bowsprit and a beam of 9.7 metres (32 ft). It has a draught of approximately 4.7 metres (15 ft) and a displacement at full load of 1,050 tonnes (1,030 long tons; 1,160 short tons). Under engine power, Christian Radich reaches a top speed of 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h), while it can make up to 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) under sail.[2] The vessel is maintained by 18 crew members. It can accommodate 88 passengers.The class society of the vessel is Det Norske Veritas, DNV, and is built to +1A1, E0.[citation Radich is well known through the international release of the 1958 Cinemiracle movie Windjammer. Christian Radich sailed to the United States in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration, and partook in the Operation Sail parade in New York Harbor on 4 July 1976. The ship also appeared in the 1970s BBC TV series The Onedin Line, as one of James Onedin's ships.[3]The vessel was initially built to train sailors in the Norwegian merchant navy, and did so for many years. Since 1999, the ship has been on the charter market as well as sailing with paying trainees to foreign ports on summer trips, participating in the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race, Operation Sail events, and large sail events in European ports. In 1980, the vessel won the OpSail 80 race from Boston, USA to Kristiansand, Norway, taking 17 days to do so. It was the first time a tall ship had beaten the racing yachts in both uncorrected and corrected time.Christian Radich won the first race of the Tall Ships Race 2010 in Class A, from Antwerp to Skagen in Denmark, a distance of 787 km (489 mi) just under two days with an average speed of 10.2 knots (11.7 mph; 18.9 km/h), with the corrected time of 1 day, 4 hours, 29 minutes, and 44 seconds, and won the overall race 2010, making this the ship's fifth victory in the Tall Ships Race.[4]VERY SPECIAL FRAMED PLATE FOR THE LOVER OF TALL SHIPS OR ALL THINGS NAUTICAL, OR FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES THE SAILING AND THE SEAPLATE IS 8" ROUND - FRAMED PLATE IS 12" X 12" SQUARE AND 2" DEEPPLEASE EXCUSE THE FLASH REFLECTIONS ON THE GLASS COVERING THE ART - PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FROM VARIOUS ANGLES SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE CLEAR VIEWS OF THE ENTIRE PIECE OF ART AND THE DETAILS OF THE MATTING AND FRAMINGFROM THE STOCK OF A NOW CLOSED BUCKS COUNTY, PA FINE ART GALLERY AND COLLECTIBLES AND FRAMING SHOP - NEVER SOLD AND NEVER DISPLAYED EXCEPT IN THE GALLERY - A UNIQUE CHANCE TO OBTAIN AN UNUSUAL PIECE OF VINTAGE ART THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR HOME!PLEASE SEE MY MANY OTHER WORKS OF ART FEATURING MANY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS INCLUDING CATS AND OTHER ANIMALS - AND MY SALES BENEFIT CHARITY: THE BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY.PLEASE NOTE THAT I ALWAYS RECOMMEND LOCAL PICKUP FOR ALL FINE ART TO ELIMINATE THE CHANCE OF DAMAGE IN SHIPPING: THIS ART MAY BE PURCHASED FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN POINT PLEASANT, NJ. HOWEVER, IF YOU REQUIRE THE ART TO BE SHIPPED, IT WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKED WITH SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIONS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED. THE SHIPPING COSTS FOR THIS ITEM, THEREFORE, REFLECT THIS CAREFUL PACKAGING AND SHIPPING. (Condition: Brand New)

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