Scotland's Oldest Ship!
Welcome to one of the six oldest ship afloat in the world. Come on board and find out the history of Scotland’s oldest ship.
It was launched in 1824 as a Leda class 5th rate 48-gun frigate in Chatham. Designed during a time when innovation in ship building was at the forefront of the start of the industrial revolution. This was done through techniques like an elliptical rounded stern and the first use of iron to support the ships strength.
Come and see How the ships Designer and Surveyor, Robert Seppings, improved and revolutionised ship building with designs and techniques that are still used in ship building today, with some of the work done by him still available to see anywhere in the world as the last remaining example of 18th century innovation.