HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn, of 46 guns, was built for the Royal Navy in the Royal Dockyard at Chatham and launched in 1824. She is now the World’s last intact warship from the days of sail, one of the six oldest ships in the world and Scotland’s only representative of the sailing navy.

HMS Unicorn spent her early years in reserve in the south of England and was brought to Dundee in 1873 to serve as the reserve training ship for the Tay. She carried out this function for nearly a century, and also acted as the headquarters ship for the Senior Naval Officer in Dundee during both World Wars.

The building in the background is the Clocktower building and has been a landmark of the port area for over 130 years. It was built to show its clock face to any vessel within the harbour or on the River Tay. This category A listed building was successfully restored to provide nine luxury apartments and three double-storey penthouses. The Clocktower conversion Won the Dundee Civic Trust Award in 2009 and the Saltire Society Design Awards for renovations 2007-2009.