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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 06-25-2004 11:37 AM

Here is a rendering that is on ebay for a Cunard cruise ship. I can't tell if this is an early rendering of the Cunard Countess, or of the Cunard Adventurer. I am leaning toward Countess, a lot of the other materials in this lot are from the Adventurer.

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Onno
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posted 06-25-2004 11:59 AM

Thad, this is the first time I have seen an interior picture of Adventurer (she’s one of favourites if it comes to looks), what can I say? It’s real seventies, just love those tables and chairs. The above renditions looks like it is Countess, Adventure is smaller.

Here is a picture the builders model of Cunard Adventurer that I took.

Best Onno (who wouldn’t mind having those renditions and pictures)

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Thad
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posted 06-25-2004 12:07 PM

Onno
Here is the link to the auction. It is a bit pricey though. A few more pictures from the Adventurer I think.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 06-25-2004 04:12 PM

The rendering is of 'Countess/Princess' with a different funnel than actually built. The other ship (s) are Ambassador/Adventurer with the more vertical funnel. The biggest differences between the two are that the Countess/Princess were larger improved versions of the original pair, Countess/Princess also had the new squared-off sterns, additional cabins forward on boat deck and funnels that were designed to be painted in Cunard red livery.

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sslewis
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posted 06-26-2004 11:39 AM

Nice materials indeed.
The very first proper Cunard cruiseships

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Maasdam
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Member # 3858

posted 06-27-2004 07:28 AM

The Cunard Ambassador and Cunard Adventure where 2 of 3 last cruise ships built in the Netherlands. The thirt was HAL Prinsendam. The Cunard sisters are the better looking the Prinsendam was a ugly ducking.

I like there handsome profile shame that they have a white funnel whene entering service. Believing the Cunard colors would suite theme very well.

Cunard found theme to small and they built the Cunard countess and Cunard Princess. sadly the Cunard Ambassador was dameged by fire and Cunard would not invest to restore here. So sold of to Australia i belive to became a animal transport ship. And Cunard Adventure sails now as Triton (ore is she laid up) Strange that also the Prinsendam was lost by fire. Frome the last 3 cruiseship built in the Netherlands only Cunard Ambassador have survived.

At end she is a nice little ship happy that she is still around.

as NCL Sunward 2

As Triton Epirotiki Cruises / Royal Olympic Cruises

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Beezo
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posted 06-27-2004 09:28 AM

Why did NCL replace her funnel?

~Brian

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Waynaro
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Member # 3484

posted 06-27-2004 10:52 AM

Just curious if anyone has a picture of the CUNARD AMBASSADOR as an animal transport ship?

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 06-27-2004 10:53 AM

I believe that NCL wanted to delete all traces that would hint to her former looks as adventurer. She got a new larger mast, the typical wing funnels, some of the nice curved elements of adventurer where chopped of (you can still see the traces in Triton) and she got a more pointy bow. (the tip of the bow that is) As an NCL ship she looked great but I preferred her looks as Adventurer, she had something peculiar in a good way.

Onno

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lasuvidaboy
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posted 06-27-2004 04:15 PM

Maasdam-One of the pair (not sure which one) had Cunard red colors painted on her tall vertical funnel towards the end of her short Cunard career. I have a photo which I will try to locate.

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Onno
First Class Passenger
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posted 06-27-2004 05:02 PM

Cunard Adventurer’s funnel was painted in traditional Cunard livery and a red stripe was painted alongside her hull. I liked her better with a white funnel and without the stripe.

I’m not sure if sister ship Ambassador ever got a traditional coloured funnel , I have seen a picture of her in during her later career as the livestock carrier Linda Clausen and she still had her original white funnel. Never understood why a cruise ship would be sold for a down hill career as a sailing “barnyard”, there are far more suitable older cargo ships for that purpose. I guess Cunard desperately wanted to get rid of these ships!

Best, Onno

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Waynaro
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posted 06-27-2004 05:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Onno:

I’m not sure if sister ship Ambassador ever got a traditional coloured funnel , I have seen a picture of her in during her later career as the livestock carrier Linda Clausen and she still had her original white funnel.

Onno, can you please scan the picture?

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Onno
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posted 06-27-2004 05:14 PM

Keitaro - here is the picture of Cunard Ambassador as the livestock carrier.

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Ocean Liners
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posted 06-27-2004 10:26 PM

I assume that Cunard Adventurer had dark-blue and white with black on the top funnel until Mar '75(at least)

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Waynaro
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posted 06-28-2004 12:39 AM

Thanks Onno for the scan! She has soo much balconies as a livestock carrier

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Ocean Liners, very great shot of the CUNARD AMBASSADOR.

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Onno
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Member # 3071

posted 06-28-2004 12:37 PM

Nice image Ocean Liners, I wonder if you could scan the bottom part of the picture as well, I’m a bit curious how her pool are looked like.

Thanks, Onno

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Ocean Liners
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posted 06-29-2004 11:25 AM

Hi Onno, here's a photo for you.

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Onno
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posted 06-29-2004 11:32 AM

Thanks a lot!

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Thad
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Member # 1224

posted 06-30-2004 11:32 AM

Onno,
A few more pics of the Ambassador...

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Onno
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Member # 3071

posted 06-30-2004 02:24 PM

Nice pictures Thad, Ambassador seems to have had two cranes on both sides in front of the funnel which I never seen on Adventurer. I just love that curve that flaps over her lido, makes it the ships looks so fluent, for me these ships were the Ferraris under the ships, nicely styled just for looks.

Onno

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Thad
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Member # 1224

posted 06-30-2004 03:20 PM

Onno,
I think that she would make a great subject for your next model, especially as she is dutch built, and so very 1970's racey...
Thad

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Onno
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Member # 3071

posted 06-30-2004 03:42 PM

I thought about it and had two ships on the top of my “70’s” ship modelling list, Adventurer and Spirit of London. It is a hard decision but since I have accurate deck plans (which is basically all I need to scratch build a model) for the Spirit of London and not the Adventurer I probably go for the Spirit as my next model project (Adventurer will be rendered too eventually)

Onno

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CGT
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posted 06-30-2004 08:29 PM

Nice ship save for the funnel. That funnel is just so ugly. Too big, too long and too skinny.

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Waynaro
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posted 06-30-2004 08:47 PM

hey Thad, where were those pictures taken at?

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TCSsa
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posted 06-30-2004 11:14 PM

On the SUNWARD-II and TRITON the casino and theatre were on the Boat Deck,where were they on the CUNARD AMBASSADOR/ADVENTURER? Did NCL add these when they refurbished the ship in 1977? What other work was done to the ADVENTURER in 1977? Where did she sail as the ADVENTURER,to the Caribbean,Bermuda?
TCS

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