Chopin (ship)
{{Short description|Polish brig built in 1999}}
{{distinguish|Fryderyk Chopin (ship)}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= Poland |Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|Poland|state}} |Ship name=Chopin |Ship owner=Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (1999-2005), Wioska Zeglarska Krzysztof Kosinski (2005 - current) |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= Wioska Żeglarska Krzysztof Kosiński |Ship original cost= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= 1999 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= 2001 |Ship out of service= |Ship homeport=*Wierzba (2002-06)
|Ship renamed= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type=Passenger ship |Ship length=*{{cvt|40.90|m|ftin}} (overall)
|Ship beam={{cvt|5.70|m|ftin}} |Ship draught={{cvt|0.90|m|ftin}} |Ship depth={{cvt|2.80|m|ftin}} |Ship hold depth= |Ship propulsion= Sails and engines (2 × {{cvt|70|kW|hp|disp=comma}}) |Ship sail plan= Brig |Ship complement= |Ship capacity= 70 passengers, 120 guests (docked) |Ship notes= }} |
Chopin is a Polish brig built in 1999 by Wioska Żeglarska Krzysztof Kosiński. She sails the Great Masurian Lakes - the Bełdany Lake, Mikołajki Lake and Śniardwy Lake.
Design
Chopin is designed on the lines of a 19th-century brig. She is {{convert|40.90|m|ftin}} long overall ({{cvt|34.00|m|ftin|disp=comma}} hull length), with a beam of {{convert|5.70|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|0.90|m|ftin}}. Her depth is {{convert|2.80|m|ftin}}. As well as her sails, she is propelled by two engines of {{convert|70|kW|hp}} each.{{cite web |url=http://www.statekchopin.pl/en/ship/vessel/ |title=Vessel |publisher=Statek Chopin |accessdate=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217021658/http://www.statekchopin.pl/en/ship/vessel/ |archive-date=17 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}
File:Chopin_ship_2009_full_view.jpeg|Chopin in 2007 - full view.
File:Chopin_czesc_konferencyjna.jpg|Chopin - conference room.
File:Chopin_ship_view_from_the_deck.jpg|Chopin - view from the deck.
File:Chopin_podpokladzie_z_barem.jpg|Chopin - bar below the deck.
History
Chopin was built at Płonsk in 1999 by Wioska Żeglarska Krzysztof Kosiński for Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa. Until 2001, she was moored at Warsaw whilst being fitted out. Chopin took part in an event associated with the 2001 Cutty Sark Tall Ships races. In 2005 the ship was bought by its builder and current owner Krzysztof Kosinski. Current sponsor of the ship is Gaspol SA. Her home port was Wierzba until 2006, when it was changed to Mikołajki.{{cite web |url=http://www.statekchopin.pl/en/ship/history/ |title=History |publisher=Statek Chopin |accessdate=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217020153/http://www.statekchopin.pl/en/ship/history/ |archive-date=17 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Chopin sails the Great Masurian Lakes - the Bełdany Lake, Mikołajki Lake and Śniardwy Lake from mid-April to mid-November. She has a capacity of 70 passengers and up to 120 guests are allowed on board when she is in port.