Following the recent survey of HMS Ambuscade in Karachi, it has become clear that some additional work will be required to prepare her for her new life as a museum ship on the Clyde. The survey confirmed that she remains in remarkably good condition, but bringing her safely home has become significantly more expensive than originally anticipated.
With continuing instability in the region, increased risks to commercial shipping and the additional insurance now required, the cost of repatriating Ambuscade to the UK has almost doubled. As a charity, we now need your support more than ever to complete this historic project.
HMS Ambuscade is far more than steel, engines and machinery. She represents the courage, dedication and sacrifice of the men who served. Like so many ships of the Falklands Task Force, she has a story that deserves to be preserved for future generations.
To help explain why this project matters, our Trustee, Andy Trish, a Falklands War veteran who served aboard HMS Hermes, has written a song dedicated to those who never came home from the South Atlantic in 1982. The song is a reminder that while the ship we are trying to save is a piece of naval history, it is the people, their experiences and their sacrifice that give her true meaning.
By preserving HMS Ambuscade, we are not simply saving a warship, we are preserving the memories of those who served in her and alongside her, ensuring that future generations can understand the price of freedom and the human stories behind Britain’s naval history.
If the song moves you, we hope you will consider supporting our mission by making a donation. Every contribution, however small, brings HMS Ambuscade one step closer to coming home to the Clyde, where her story can continue to be told.
“Low Light in the Kings Head” written by Trustee Andy Trish
Dedicated to the 255 British servicemen and three Falkland Islanders who lost their lives during the Falklands War, and to all those who returned carrying memories that never fade
