The Tidal Harbour and entrance to King William IV dock. The Telford Beacon can be seen on the left.

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

Camperdown Dock

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

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

The Terra Nova - built by Alexander Stephens & Sons in 1884.

It is perhaps best known for being the ship that served the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 - an expedition commanded by Captain Scott.  Whilst the expedition successfully collected a great deal of information relating to Geology, Biology and Meteorology it was overshadowed by the loss of Captain Scott, Lawrence Oates, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers and Edgar Evans during a trek to the South Pole.

Launching RRS Discovery from the slipway near Chandler's Lane: the location is marked today by a sculpture which depicts the hull of the ship.

You can learn more of the history of the ship at the award-winning Discovery Point museum.

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Unloading Jute at Victoria Dock - the Jute industry was hugely important to Dundee, with the jute being brought to the city by boat. You can learn more about the Jute industry at the Verdant Works 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

Unloading Jute at Victoria Dock - the Jute industry was hugely important to Dundee, with the jute being brought to the city by boat. You can learn more about the Jute industry at the Verdant Works 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

The Lanfranc was built at Dundee's Caledon shipyard and launched in 1906. Measuring 127metres long and weighing around 6287 tons.

Originally serving a passenger service between Liverpool and Brazil, with the outbreak of the First World War it was converted to a hospital ship. The ship however did not survive the war and on the night of 17 April 1917 it was torpedoed by a German U-Boat whilst on route to Southampton. Of the 576 persons on board, some 542 survived the sinking despite the ship descending under the waves in less than an hour after having been struck.