The Christian Radich
Thursday, 17th November 2005 by Alex Turnbull
This is the Christian Radich, a 62 metre full-rigged Norwegian sailing ship moored in her home port of Oslo. Launched in 1937, she served in WWII and to this day still embarks on transatlantic voyages. You can also charter her for business meetings... or piracy, whatever.
The Christian Radich even features in its own movie, Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich, made way back in 1958.
More about the Christian Radich at Wikipedia.
Thanks to William Eckley.
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Ahrrr! Shiver me timbers!
How do I get a copy of the film “Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich”?
Elly Stevens: take a look on this site: http://www.christianradich.no/index.html
I know they have a giftshop in the warehouse next to the ship. Maybe they have that movie for sale.
My father worked as chief projectionist at the Dominion theatre when Cinemiracle was first set up and I remember seeing the film for the one and only time . The first few minutes were centre screen only. Then, as the Christian Radich appeared , front on to the screen, both outer curtains were withdrawn and the full majesty of the ship was revealed. Subsiquently my Dad went to work in Stockholm to assist the set up of the Cinemiracle system. As just a schoolboy I was fortunate to have four weeks during the school holidays ,in Stockholm ,hanging around the cinema. Still today, I look in awe at those ships of yesterday,
Hi folks. I live in Bergen, Norway where the Christian Radich lies mostly. Fun fact: In Bergen they sell a bread called “Spleise brød” and for each bread you buy, one krone (norwegian currency) goes to the ship for maintenance etc.
I saw this film when it came out in the late 1950s in Southern Calilfornia. I loved it and Norway, and I still have the book. Such nice memories.