Unicorn

Frigate built in 1824 at the Royal Navy Dockyard, Chatham, England, for the Royal Navy. Dimensions: 42.9x12.17x4.0(d) m [140'75x39'92x13'08(d)] and tonnage: 1084 GRT and diplacement 1077 tons.

1939-1941

Named Unicorn II.

1941-1959

Named Cressy.

Presently owned by the Unicorn Preservation Society, Dundee, Scotland, and located at the Victoria Dock, Dundee.

Select Bibliography

• Werner Gehrke: Die Fregatte Unicorn. Das Logbuch 30. Jg, Brilon-Gudenhagen, 1994. pp 144-148, ill.
• J. Perkins: The Frigate Unicorn, a Guided Tour. City of Dundee, 1977.
• Roderick Stewart: Unicorn's 'Roof' - a Unique Georgian Relic or a Victorian Monstrosity?