Fryderyk Chopin (ship)

Not to be confused with Chopin (ship).
Fryderyk Chopin
Career (Poland)
Name: Fryderyk Chopin
Operator: 3Oceans, Poland
Builder: Dora Shipyard, Gdańsk, Poland
Launched: 1992
Homeport: Szczecin, Poland
General characteristics
Tonnage:306 BRT
Displacement:400 tons
Length:181 ft (55 m)
Beam:28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft:13.1 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion:sail, 520 hp diesel
Complement:50
Notes:Sail area: 1200 m²

Fryderyk Chopin is a Polish brig-rigged sailing-ship.

History

The ship was designed by designed by Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń, named in honour of the early to mid 19th century Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin, and launched in 1992 in the Dora Shipyard, Gdańsk, Poland. She was chartered for a year by West Island College (Class Afloat) in Nova Scotia to expand their Tall Ship educational program.[1] After that, she was operated by the European School of Law and Administration, a private university in Poland.

On 29 October 2010 the vessel was reported as in distress 100 miles off the Scilly Isles having lost both masts in gale force winds and heavy seas. It was on a three and a half month cruise from the Netherlands to the Caribbean with 47 crew aboard including 36 trainees aged 14 years. Although there was an engine the ship's master was unwilling to use it for fear of trailing debris snagging on the propeller. There were no reported injuries. The ship was towed into the sheltered waters of Falmouth Bay after 100 miles and three days on tow by a small fishing trawler the „Nova Spero”; whose Captain, Shaun Edwards answered the Mayday call.[2][3]

Fryderyk Chopin in the media

The movie ''The Blue School Diaries'' was shot on the board.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "S.Y. Fryderyk Chopin at West Island College".
  2. ↑ "Polish tall ship loses masts in Atlantic gales". BBC News Online. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Crippled tall ship captain blames 'freak gust', BBC 1 November 2010

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