MV Cunard Ambassador
Cunard Ambassador in Key West after an on-board fire, September 1974 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cunard Ambassador |
| Owner | Cunard Line |
| Route | |
| 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 |
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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.