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The HMS Unicorn, the most original war ship left in the world.
Built in 1824, she is the oldest ship in Scotland and one of six oldest ships left in the world.
This remarkable vessel holds nearly 200 years of history, it sits perfectly preserved, perched on a pontoon here in Dundee’s Victoria Dock, Scotland.

Built in Kent shortly after the naval wars against Napoleon ended, the 46gun frigate was never rigged and spent its early life docked in the river Medway, serving as a depot ship for the next 140 years.
Her lack of duty left her timbers very well preserved and in the 1960s, steps were initiated to convert her to a museum ship and opened to the public in 1975. Virtually everything inside is original, all dating back to the day she was built.

The vast wooden structure draws you in and her eye catching unicorn figurehead greets you on arrival.

The Unicorn offers us an alltoorare chance to step back in time, to see and experience for ourselves an aspect of a world now long gone.

Inside are four atmospheric decks to explore…

On the upper deck we get a real sense of how large the Unicorn really is, this Georgian frigate is beautifully made and houses 18 of the smaller canons.

The floor below the upper deck is the gun deck. This runs most of the length of the ship and was home to her 28 large cannons, making up the frigate's total complement of 46 guns.
At the rear of the gun deck is the captain's cabin, proving that at least one member of the crew lived in some style.

As we venture down the narrow wooden stairs, we enter the lower deck. Here the ceiling is so low it requires constant bending and was home to most of the 250 crew.
The rear part of the lower deck comprises of the officers' wardroom, complete with their tiny cabins and hammocks, this is where crew would retire.

Down a further set of very steep stairs, we enter the Orlop deck where we can peer into the ships hold, a fascinating area to view.
This is the only area of the ship where a death was recorded, that of George Bishop, a caretaker who is thought to have fell to his death down the narrow stairs and some say they have witnessed apparitions on the ship.

Sadly being exposed to the elements has eventually caught up with her and the outer planking is in a very poor state, she will soon be moved to a dry dock to carry out conservation work.
The Unicorn Preservation Society is looking for support to ensure the future of the HMS Unicorn, unusually, in the form of oak trees.
We have hope for such a significant ship and look forward to seeing the progress made on it.

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