HMS Unicorn

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HMS Unicorn berthed in Victoria Dock. Now open as a museum.

This and other images form a collection which can be viewed in higher quality at the Local History Department of Dundee Central Library, Wellgate Centre, Dundee

HMS Unicorn

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HMS Unicorn berthed in Victoria Dock, now open as a museum.

This and other images form a collection which can be viewed in higher quality at the Local History Department of Dundee Central Library, Wellgate Centre, Dundee

East Graving Dock

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A vessel belonging to the Dundee Harbour Trust undergoing maintenance at the East Graving Dock, which lies between the Victoria and Camperdown Docks

This and other images form a collection which can be viewed in higher quality at the Local History Department of Dundee Central Library, Wellgate Centre, Dundee

Whaling Harpoon Boat

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Although the whaling fleet is often associated with large sailing ships,each ship had up to eight of these smaller open boats. The sailors would set out in boats like this to hunt the whales returning to the larger ship after the hunt

 

More information on the Whaling industry that worked out of Dundee in the 18th and 19th centuries can be read at: http://www.fdca.org.uk/Whaling_Industry.html

 

HMS Dumbarton Castle

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HMS Dumbarton Castle (K388) built at the Caledon Shipyard between May and September 1943. A Castle-class corvette, later redesignated as Frigate F388 and saw service in the North Atlantic. It was placed into reserve after the second world war then scrapped in 1961

Displacement: 1060 tons ; Length 77metres ; Beam 11metres with a top speed of 16.5knots