Ship - HMS Ambuscade at Plymouth Dock - Royal Mail postcard

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Royal Mail delivering to HMS Ambuscade in Plymouth Dock
• Publisher:  Royal Mail  SWPR 17
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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HMS Ambuscade was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. She was sold to Pakistan in 1993 and is still in service as the PNS Tariq.

Ambuscade took part in the Falklands War and by the mid-1980s was suffering from cracking in her hull. She was taken in for refitting, with a steel plate being welded down each side of the ship. At the same time modifications were made to reduce hull noise. Exocet launchers were also added in 'B' position later on in 1984/5 and 3"" launchers relocated to 02 deck midships.

In 1983 Ambuscade collided with USS Dale in the Indian Ocean, resulting in part of her bows being torn away.^[1] Ambuscade was laid up in Bombay for 6 weeks while a new bow was constructed and fitted.^[2]

On 8 June 1984, Ambuscade went to the assistance of the schooner Stena of Sitoo, which had struck an object in the North Sea and been holed below the waterline.^[3]

type=printed postcards

theme=transportation

sub-theme=sea

transportation type=military vessels

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

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