East Graving Dock

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HMS Unicorn

Museum

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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. HMS Unicorn is situated 440 feet southwest of East Graving Dock.

Dundee International Submarine Memorial

Memorial

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Dundee International Submarine Memorial commemorates the 296 sailors and commandos lost on operations from the submarine base at Dundee in Scotland, HMS Ambrose, during World War II.

North Carr Lightship

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North Carr is the last remaining Scottish lightship. She is 101 feet in length, 25 feet in beam and 268 tons. The purpose of the vessel was to warn mariners by sight, light or sound of the dangers of the North Carr rocks which are situated 1.7 miles off Fife Ness at the turning point for vessels sailing between the Forth and the Tay. North Carr Lightship is situated 1,100 feet southwest of East Graving Dock.

Places in the Area

Dundee city centre

Suburb

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Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland. Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district.

Dundee

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Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.

Stobswell

Suburb

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Stobswell, locally known as Stobie, is a predominantly residential area of Dundee, Scotland, with a population of 9,963. Originally a small hamlet outside the city boundaries, Stobswell grew significantly during the Industrial Revolution to accommodate the city's rapidly expanding textile workforce.

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