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词条 HMS Unicorn (1824)
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  1. History

  2. Notes

  3. References

  4. External links

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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. Listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Unicorn is now a museum ship in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.

History

HMS Unicorn was built in peacetime at Chatham Dockyard, Kent and launched in 1824. A superstructure was built over her main deck and she was laid up "in ordinary", serving as a hulk and a depot ship for most of the next 140 years. Her lack of active duty left her timbers well preserved, and in the 1960s steps were initiated to convert her to a museum ship.

Though steps were taken to restore Unicorn[1] to a similar condition as her sister ship HMS Trincomalee, this plan has been changed. The ship was found to be the only example of a wooden frigate of her type existing in ordinary, and as a result, the intention is now to preserve her in her current condition.

Unicorn was never rigged, and only went to sea for the voyage from Chatham to Dundee, during which she was under tow. The roof that covers her upper deck is thought to have never been replaced.[2]Princess Anne is patron of the Unicorn Preservation Society.[3]
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Notes

1. ^Including the addition of the totally new bowsprit visible in the picture.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.frigateunicorn.org/hms-unicorn|title=HMS Unicorn: Summary from the Official HMS Unicorn website|accessdate=15 June 2010}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Princess Royal steps on board Dundee's Frigate Unicorn|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/article/25204/princess-royal-steps-on-board-dundee-s-frigate-unicorn.html|newspaper=Dundee Courier|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005011344/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/article/25204/princess-royal-steps-on-board-dundee-s-frigate-unicorn.html|archivedate=5 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}

References

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  • David Lyon and Rif Winfield (2004), The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. {{ISBN|1-86176-032-9}}.

External links

  • HMS Unicorn - official site
  • HMS Unicorn - webpage, National Historic Ships
  • The "Leda"-class frigate
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