HMS AMBUSCADE
A Type 21 frigate could become the star attraction at a museum on the River Clyde, if fundraising is successful.
AFalklands veteran warship is scheduled to be the centrepiece of a museum celebrating shipbuilding on the Clyde, if money can be raised to bring her from Pakistan to Scotland.
The Type 21 frigate, HMS Ambuscade, served with the Royal Navy from the 1970s until the 1990s, before being transferred to the Pakistan Navy. Recently decommissioned, she has been offered to the Clyde Naval Heritage Museum at no cost.
Ambuscade could either be carried by a semi-submersible ship or towed from Pakistan. But in either case, the transportation cost would run into millions of pounds. David O’Neill, the driving force behind the plan and director of Falls of Clyde International, explained that, to date, a deal has been agreed with the Pakistan government. He added that arrangements are being negotiated to bring the ship to Britain, and also for the establishment of an appropriate mooring on the Clyde.
Acknowledging the proposal will be a costly operation, O’Neill said there are several options to attract funds, ranging from developing relations with corporate businesses to contributions from …
