"The Two Bears"
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"The Two Bears" Always with you, Always there by Dick Levesque As you might know, the original Bear was built in 1873 by Alexander Stephen & Son of Scotland. She only spent about the first 10 years sealing before she was acquired by the U.S. Government in 1885. She had a very colorful career and is probably the CG's most famous Cutter. One of her most noted adventures was the rescue of the Greely Expedition. Sadly she foundered on Mar 19th 1963 off of Chatham MA while undertow to Philadelphia to be converted to a restaurant. I was told by a friend that even during her last hours she continued to rescue as there was a crewman from the tug aboard and she didn't sink until he was removed! If you look closely just forward of the foremast on deck there is a white hat sailor waving to the one on the new Bear who is on the 01 deck just above the last port...he is clad in orange foul weather gear ...probably the BMOW eh? The current Bear is 270 feet long and the first of the "Famous Class" Cutters. She was commissioned on February 4th, 1983 and is homeported in Portsmouth, VA. Quite a contrast! Print Details: Size: 20x24 (this includes a two-inch white border around the painting) Paper: 100% Cotton Acid Free Rag Paper 310g Limited Edition of 150 signed and numbered Shipping & Handling: Please allow two to three weeks for shipping. All prints are shipped priority mail in a heavy duty mailing tube with a Certificate of Authenticity. Return Policy: All prints are fully guaranteed. If not completely satisfied, return it in the original tube within 10 days of receipt for a full refund, less postage.