Английская Википедия:Ambassador (clipper)

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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.

History

William Walker built Ambassador at Lavender Dry Dock in London.

Though considered a fast ship, Ambassador was said to be "very cranky and overmasted".[1] Her first passage to the UK from Fuzhou came during the Tea Race of 1870 under Captain Duggan and took 115 days, a mediocre performance; that same year the fastest tea passage, also from Fuzhou, was made by the clipper Шаблон:Ship in just 98 days. AmbassadorШаблон:'s fastest passage between China and England was 108 days, in 1872.[1]

Ambassador has been beached at Estancia San Gregorio, Chile since 1899.[2] In 1973 Chile declared her a historic monument.[3]

The wreck is now reduced to a skeletal frame.[4][5]

See also

Better preserved composite ship constructions include:

References

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