HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was built, to incorporate a circular stern and "small-timber" system of construction. Listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Unicorn is now a museum ship in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. She is the oldest ship in Scotland, one of the oldest ships in the world, and one of the last intact warships from the age of sail. As of January 2025, the ship is due to undergo restoration and relocation to a newly restored dry dock.

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1824 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
preserved watercraft, fifth-rate frigate, museum ship, Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, Royal Navy, 

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Location: 56.4616, -2.9585, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1824 HMS Unicorn

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keel laying

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ship launching

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685 Battle of Dun Nechtain

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1010 Battle of Barry

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1054 Battle of Dunsinane

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1396 Battle of the North Inch

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1445 — 1446 Battle of Arbroath

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1546 — 1547 Siege of St Andrews Castle

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1651 Siege of Dundee

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1939 Battle of the River Forth

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Penelope (1829); Latona (1821); Diana (1822); Thames (1823); Unicorn (1824); Mermaid (1826); Mercury (1826) RMG J3698

Post medieval or modern medal (FindID 967229)

RRS-Discovery-in-Victoria-Dock-Dundee-1986-1

HMS Unicorn1

The Frigate, "Unicorn" during a major external restoration exercise

The Frigate, "Unicorn" following a major external restoration exercise

The RRS Discovery and the HM Frigate Unicorn

Dundee.

Dundee

Dundee - Victoria Dock & HM Frigate Unicorn

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	685	Battle of Dun Nechtain	Picts, Kingdom of Northumbria, battle, Ecgfrith of Northumbria, Bridei III	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1010	Battle of Barry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1054	Battle of Dunsinane	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1396	Battle of the North Inch	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1445	Battle of Arbroath	Clan Ogilvy, Clan Forbes, Clan Gordon, Clan Lindsay, Clan Oliphant, Clan Seton, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1546	Siege of St Andrews Castle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Siege of Dundee	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of the River Forth	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Historic Ships page@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1874	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dundee Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, observation post, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tayside Regional Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Tayside Regional Council	Wikidata
site	bunker	1953	Scotland's Secret Bunker	museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Claypotts Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Creich Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dudhope Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Elcho Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Falkland Palace	castle, country house, National Trust for Scotland	Wikidata
site	castle		Moncur Castle	fortified house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Scone Palace	country house, castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle		Scotstarvit Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	St Andrews Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1360	Kellie Castle	National Trust for Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1372	Glamis Castle	country house, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1432	Airlie Castle	mansion, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1452	Castle Huntly	prison, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1490	Broughty Castle	local authority museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	HMS Unicorn	preserved watercraft, fifth-rate frigate, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Fertile Vale	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Sophron	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1901	HMS Success	shipwreck, destroyer, B-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Penelope (1829); Latona (1821); Diana (1822); Thames (1823); Unicorn (1824); Mermaid (1826); Mercury (1826) RMG J3698		Commons
commons	image		Post medieval or modern medal (FindID 967229)		Commons
commons	image		RRS-Discovery-in-Victoria-Dock-Dundee-1986-1		Commons
commons	image		HMS Unicorn1		Commons
commons	image		The Frigate, "Unicorn" during a major external restoration exercise		Commons
commons	image		The Frigate, "Unicorn" following a major external restoration exercise		Commons
commons	image		The RRS Discovery and the HM Frigate Unicorn		Commons
commons	image		Dundee.		Commons
commons	image		Dundee		Commons
commons	image		Dundee - Victoria Dock & HM Frigate Unicorn		Commons