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''Ambassador'' is a
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
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 Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
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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". Her first passage to the UK from
Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...
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 in just 98 days. ''Ambassador''s fastest passage between China and England was 108 days, in 1872. ''Ambassador'' has been beached at Estancia San Gregorio, Chile since 1899. In 1973 Chile declared her a historic monument. The wreck is now reduced to a skeletal frame.


See also

Better preserved composite ship constructions include: * , passenger clipper relocated from Scotland to
Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...
in 2014 * '' Cutty Sark'' (1869), tea-clipper in
Greenwich Greenwich ( , , ) is an List of areas of London, area in south-east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London, east-south-east of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime hi ...
, England * , a Naval sloop in Chatham, England * (1908), a
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at Goolwa on the River Murray,
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ambassador (Clipper) 1869 ships Maritime incidents in Chile National Monuments of Chile Shipwrecks of Chile Tea clippers Individual sailing vessels Victorian-era merchant ships of the United Kingdom