52°34′03″S 70°04′07″W / 52.5675294°S 70.0685374°W
&sq=&lang=&file=File:StateLibQld_1_125739_British_Ambassador_(ship).jpg) Ambassador
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ambassador |
| Owner | W. Lund & Co |
| Builder | William Walker, Lavender Dry Dock, London |
| Launched | 1869 |
| Out of service | 1896 |
| Status |
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| 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 |
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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.