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HM Frigate Unicorn
Victoria Dock, Dundee, DD1 3BP
 01382 200 900
 mail@frigateunicorn.org
 www.frigateunicorn.org
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His Majesty's Frigate Unicorn, of 46 guns, was built for the Royal Navy in the Royal Dockyard at Chatham, and launched in 1824.
The classic sailing frigate was a fast and rakish vessel yet still large enough to carry a useful armament, and it was one of the most successful warship designs of the age.
Unicorn's construction, however, is far from conventional and she is a unique survivor from the last grand flourish of wooden shipbuilding, before it was eclipsed by steam and iron.
The Frigate Unicorn is now the most completely original preserved wooden sailing ship in the world.
The first Unicorn in the Royal Navy was named after the Scottish Royal Beast and was captured from the Scottish Navy in 1544. Since then, a long line of ships have borne that illustrious name, and the Unicorns of the Royal Navy have earned more battle honours even than Nelson's famous Flagship, HMS Victory.
HM Frigate Unicorn is now Scotland's only example of a warship from the golden age of sail.
- Step on board this historic ship and travel back to the days of Nelson, when Britannia ruled the waves.
- Wonder at the sheer size of the timbers, admire the magnificent craftsmanship.
- Marvel at the hardships the sailors endured for King and Country.
- Discover life in the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail.
- See our changing Maritime displays and exhibitions.
Open: Apr-Oct, Daily, 10am-5pm. Nov-Mar, Mon-Tue closed, Wed-Fri 12pm-4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.
Travel Directions: Unicorn is berthed in Victoria Dock, right next to the Tay Road Bridge and only a few minutes walk from Rail and Bus Stations, and the City Centre.
From the west: Follow the A85 from its junction with the A90 at Invergowrie.
From the east: Follow the A92 from Arbroath, then the signs for Historic Ships.
From the south: Take the Aberdeen slip from the Tay Road Bridge, then signs for City Quay.
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