What example of a clipper ship built in 1869 is preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich, London?
Greenwich Deptford to the west; the residential area of Westcombe Park to the east; the River Thames to the north; and the A2 and Blackheath to the south. The Greenwich Peninsula, also known as North Greenwich, is situated to the northeast of the town centre. This data was collected between 1971 and 2000 at the weather station situated in Greenwich: The "Cutty Sark" (a clipper ship) has been preserved in a dry dock by the river. A major fire in May 2007 destroyed a part of the ship, although much had already been removed for restoration. Nearby for many years was
Ambassador (clipper) Ambassador (clipper) 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. 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 Foochow 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