Ambassador (clipper)

	Ambassador
History
United Kingdom
Name	Ambassador
Owner	W. Lund & Co
Builder	William Walker, Lavender Dry Dock, London
Launched	1869
Out of service	1896
Status	Condemned 1895;; beached & abandoned hulk;
General characteristics
Class and type	Composite clipper
Tonnage	692 GRT
Length	176.0 ft (53.6 m)
Beam	31.3 ft (9.5 m)
Depth	19.1 ft (5.8 m)
Sail plan	fully rigged ship (from 1869); barque(from 1874);

52°34′03″S 70°04′07″W / 52.5675294°S 70.0685374°W / -52.5675294; -70.0685374

Ambassador is a United Kingdom tea clipper built in 1869. She was a composite clipper, built with wooden planking over an iron skeleton and was W. Lund & Co's first tea clipper. She is now a beached wreck in southern Chile.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833–1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. p. 194. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.

[MacGregor-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833–1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. p. 194. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.

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History
Ambassador
United Kingdom
Name	Ambassador
Owner	W. Lund & Co
Builder	William Walker, Lavender Dry Dock, London
Launched	1869
Out of service	1896
Status	Condemned 1895; beached & abandoned hulk^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Composite clipper
Tonnage	692 GRT^[1]
Length	176.0 ft (53.6 m)^[1]
Beam	31.3 ft (9.5 m)^[1]
Depth	19.1 ft (5.8 m)^[1]
Sail plan	fully rigged ship (from 1869) barque(from 1874)^[1]