HMS Unicorn launches £30,000 crowdfunding campaign
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The Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS), which operates the HMS Unicorn in Dundee, has launched a £30,000 crowdfunding campaign.
The digital fundraiser aims to raise the funds in aid of its Buoyancy Project.
UPS is now moving ahead with plans for an ambitious project to move the Unicorn into dry dock near her current berth at Dundee’s Waterfront. This move will better support ongoing conservation work and significantly slow down the environmental impact on the ship’s deterioration.
A dive survey in July 2020 provided more detail related to the “hog” and wider areas of disrepair, including the ship’s keel. This poses a significant early threat to the immediate future of the Unicorn as this means there has been sufficient change in the structure of her hull, which poses a threat to the vessel’s wider integrity.
So far, £2,935 has been raised. Every pound donated up to a total of £15,000 will be matched thanks to a grant secured from the Heritage Emergency Fund.
Donations can be made here.
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