Cunard Ambassador
ClassCruise Ship | Flag state- |
Maiden Voyage Date1972 | Cruise Age52 |
Cruise LineCunard | Category- |
Ship statistics
Gross Tonnage14,155t | Deck Levels- | Crew-to-Passenger Ratio- |
Length148m/484ft | Decks with cabins- | Passengers-to-space ratio- |
Width22m/71ft | Cabins- | Ice Class- |
Passengers- | Displacement- | Inflatable boat- |
Deck plans
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Introduction to the cruise
History
Owner: Cunard Line
Route
New York City to Bermuda
San Juan to other Caribbean ports
Vancouver to Alaska
Builder: Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Yard number: 666
Launched: 16 March 1972
Completed: October 1972
Identification: IMO number: 7208144
Fate: Sold to C. Clausen after an onboard fire 12 September 1974 and converted to a livestock carrier.
Name: Linda Clausen
Owner: C. Clausen D/S A/S, København
Acquired: 1975
Refit: Converted to a livestock carrier in 1975
Fate: Sold to Lembu Shipping Corporation of Panama
Name: Procyon
Owner: Lembu Shipping Corporation of Panama
Acquired: 1980
Fate: Sold to Qatar Transport & Marine Services of Doha
Name: Raslan
Owner: Qatar Transport & Marine Services of Doha
Acquired: 1983
Fate: Sold for scrap after a fire on 3 July 1983. Arrived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scapping on 7 September 1984.
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 14,155 GT
Length: 484 ft (148 m) long
Beam: 71 ft (22 m)
Decks: 7
Installed power: Diesel engines
Propulsion: Two propellers
Speed: 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Capacity: 806 all-one-class passengers
MV Cunard Ambassador was a cruise ship planned as one of a class of eight ships for the charter airline Overseas National Airways. At the same time, the Cunard Line was moving into the cruise market because the increasing popularity of international flights meant that its transatlantic passenger services were no longer viable.
Ship history
Launch of Cunard Ambassador, March 16, 1972
Because of the cost of the eight-ship project, Overseas National Airways soon ran into financial troubles and was forced to abandon it. Cunard saw the opportunity and quickly took the project on, soon reducing the order to two ships, which it christened Cunard Adventurer (1971) and Cunard Ambassador (1972). Both ships were intended for seven-day cruises, including New York City to Bermuda, San Juan to other Caribbean ports, and Vancouver to Alaska during the summer seasons.
The two ships were less successful than intended. Cunard Adventurer was soon sold and became Sunward II and later Triton; Cunard Ambassador was withdrawn from Cunard service on September 12, 1974 after a fire on a positioning trip. There were no passengers on board and no fatalities but, after being towed to Key West, the ship was declared a total loss.
The hulk was sold as a gutted hull and refitted to become the Danish sheep carrier, Linda Clausen later the same year. In 1980, she was sold again and became Procyon. In April 1981 she again caught fire, whilst bunkering in Singapore; the salvors Smit, SISEA and SELCO successfully fought the fire. The ship was again repaired and, in 1983, renamed Raslan. In 1983, only a year after being rechristened Raslan, she suffered another devastating fire in the Indian Ocean. The ship was deemed was beyond economic repair so after thirteen years of service the hulk was sold to Taiwanese ship breakers and scrapped.
Influence
Shortly after the sale of Cunard Adventurer and the first fire on Cunard Ambassador, Cunard planned two new ships, Cunard Countess and Cunard Conquest, later changed to Cunard Princess. The design incorporated many features of the failed Adventurer and Ambassador including a similar sleek profile and angular funnel and the white-painted hull.
Owner: Cunard Line
Route
New York City to Bermuda
San Juan to other Caribbean ports
Vancouver to Alaska
Builder: Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij
Yard number: 666
Launched: 16 March 1972
Completed: October 1972
Identification: IMO number: 7208144
Fate: Sold to C. Clausen after an onboard fire 12 September 1974 and converted to a livestock carrier.
Name: Linda Clausen
Owner: C. Clausen D/S A/S, København
Acquired: 1975
Refit: Converted to a livestock carrier in 1975
Fate: Sold to Lembu Shipping Corporation of Panama
Name: Procyon
Owner: Lembu Shipping Corporation of Panama
Acquired: 1980
Fate: Sold to Qatar Transport & Marine Services of Doha
Name: Raslan
Owner: Qatar Transport & Marine Services of Doha
Acquired: 1983
Fate: Sold for scrap after a fire on 3 July 1983. Arrived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scapping on 7 September 1984.
General characteristics
Type: Cruise ship
Tonnage: 14,155 GT
Length: 484 ft (148 m) long
Beam: 71 ft (22 m)
Decks: 7
Installed power: Diesel engines
Propulsion: Two propellers
Speed: 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Capacity: 806 all-one-class passengers
MV Cunard Ambassador was a cruise ship planned as one of a class of eight ships for the charter airline Overseas National Airways. At the same time, the Cunard Line was moving into the cruise market because the increasing popularity of international flights meant that its transatlantic passenger services were no longer viable.
Ship history
Launch of Cunard Ambassador, March 16, 1972
Because of the cost of the eight-ship project, Overseas National Airways soon ran into financial troubles and was forced to abandon it. Cunard saw the opportunity and quickly took the project on, soon reducing the order to two ships, which it christened Cunard Adventurer (1971) and Cunard Ambassador (1972). Both ships were intended for seven-day cruises, including New York City to Bermuda, San Juan to other Caribbean ports, and Vancouver to Alaska during the summer seasons.
The two ships were less successful than intended. Cunard Adventurer was soon sold and became Sunward II and later Triton; Cunard Ambassador was withdrawn from Cunard service on September 12, 1974 after a fire on a positioning trip. There were no passengers on board and no fatalities but, after being towed to Key West, the ship was declared a total loss.
The hulk was sold as a gutted hull and refitted to become the Danish sheep carrier, Linda Clausen later the same year. In 1980, she was sold again and became Procyon. In April 1981 she again caught fire, whilst bunkering in Singapore; the salvors Smit, SISEA and SELCO successfully fought the fire. The ship was again repaired and, in 1983, renamed Raslan. In 1983, only a year after being rechristened Raslan, she suffered another devastating fire in the Indian Ocean. The ship was deemed was beyond economic repair so after thirteen years of service the hulk was sold to Taiwanese ship breakers and scrapped.
Influence
Shortly after the sale of Cunard Adventurer and the first fire on Cunard Ambassador, Cunard planned two new ships, Cunard Countess and Cunard Conquest, later changed to Cunard Princess. The design incorporated many features of the failed Adventurer and Ambassador including a similar sleek profile and angular funnel and the white-painted hull.
