Clyde Naval Heritage (HMS Ambuscade/PNS Tariq) has proudly announced its fundraising campaign to bring back HMS Ambuscade, presently known as PNS Tariq, from Pakistan to the River Clyde.
Marking a gesture of goodwill and cooperation, the Pakistan Navy has gifted the decommissioned PNS Tariq, once HMS Ambuscade, to Clyde Naval Heritage.
This act reinforces the bond between the Royal Navy and the Pakistan Navy and also sets the stage for the vessel’s new chapter as a floating museum on the Clyde.
The charity is reaching out to the community for support, offering two unique ways to contribute to this historic endeavour. Through direct donations via the website www.clydenaval.co.uk, individuals can play an integral role in the frigate’s repatriation.
Furthermore, the ‘New Beginning’ campaign offers a chance to leave a lasting mark by virtually signing the ship, with each name to be etched onto a wall of honour, representing the collective effort to welcome the vessel home.
Engagement and Visibility for Businesses
Businesses are presented with a golden opportunity to be part of this historic journey through sponsorship. By supporting the ship’s voyage back to the UK, companies can enjoy unprecedented visibility, with their names accompanying the vessel across international waters. Additionally, the journey provides an exclusive platform for hosting events, allowing sponsors to create unforgettable experiences for their clients, thereby enhancing relationships in a unique setting.
Admiral Lord Alan West, former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, has lent his voice to the campaign, emphasising its foundational significance: “This is the beginning of this project in all aspects; now the hard work begins with the support of Naval and Clyde shipbuilding heritage.”
His words capture the essence of the effort required to bring the HMS Ambuscade home and the broader mission to celebrate and preserve naval history.
George Allison, Editor of the UK Defence Journal, expressed enthusiasm for the project:
“The endeavour to bring HMS Ambuscade back to the Clyde is a testament to the enduring spirit of maritime heritage and the forward-looking ambition of Clyde shipbuilding. We are immensely proud to lend our platform and resources to this campaign, ensuring that the story reaches as wide an audience as possible. It is through initiatives like these that we connect with our past while building the foundations for future advancements in shipbuilding.”
About Clyde Naval Heritage
At the helm of this initiative is Clyde Naval Heritage, led by Trustee David O’Neill, a charity committed to the legacy of shipbuilding on the River Clyde. The repatriation of HMS Ambuscade is a way to respect those who served during the Falklands Conflict and it honours the rich shipbuilding heritage that has shaped the Clyde over centuries.
Media Contact
For more details, interviews, or further information, media outlets are encouraged to reach out to the Clyde Naval Heritage communications team via email at [email protected].
This effort to return HMS Ambuscade to the Clyde is more than a journey across seas; it is a voyage through time, reconnecting past and present and forging a legacy for future generations.
Deserves to be brought home. Although Type 21 had many critics? Some served our country, and then Pakistan well.
Never gonna happen, to much red tape in The UK, a group of us tried to save HMS Edinburgh but it was stopped time and time again. Sadly she will end up being recycled or sunk as target just like every other project that has been attempted to save a recent RN vessel.
Even is they can save the vessel from the scrapyard quite often the maintenance costs to keep an old vessel afloat are more than visitor fees and charitable donations can afford and not just in this country I can think of few cases where museum ships had to be sent to the scrapyard case in point France’s last proper cruiser Colbert C611. She was a museum ship from 1993 to 2007 but the museum struggled to raise the funds to maintain her.
Given the number of redundant dry docks around it always surprises me that the plans are to keep them afloat rather than keep them dry.
The advantage of keeping them dry would be that they wouldn’t need to conform to rules of vessels afloat wrt hull inspections and painting just involves a cherry picker.
…Or just scaffolding.
I’m not sure bringing back a class of ship that had to use its hull to catch bullets in the Falklands is honouring anyone unless they pressing charges against those responsible.
Type 21 should never have been in a high threat environment like that.
Whilst T21 was meant to be a UKEA defence asset and not a blue water one its crews did serve in Corporate with tremendous distinction.
My niggle with this is that she won’t look much like a T21 in ‘82 and putting her back together that way would cost a fortune.
A lot of ships caught bullets/bombs.
Those responsible will always get away with it,and be honoured ie the civilians in management posts,who never left Britain and were awarded medals which was an absolute disgrace. Disgrace.
I think the men who served on it would disagree with you on not bringing it back,it was their home for a time.
Personally I don’t think it will happen either,it’s not a nice political vote winner so you won’t get much in the way of it being endorsed or supported financially by the government.
The Type 21 Amazon Class Frigates were designed for the overseas presence mission job
You are not the right stuff.
Maybe plan to save Argus?
She is pretty solid and would be a tremendous tribute to RFA, STUFT and RN ingenuity?
Is it going to be stored to its Royal Navy spec?