Whaling ship leaving Dundee docks 1906

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Whaling ship leaving Dundee docks 1906
Lantern slide made of glass with metal frame

Donated by Mr Robert Ferguson in 1975
Museum number 1975-2-4-26

This lantern slide shows part of the Dundee whaling fleet leaving Dundee docks, possibly in 1906. Central to the picture is a barque sailing from the dock. She is under steam power with all her sails furled but wearing the Kinnes house flag of a star from her mainmast. There is a large crowd gathered to see her go. There are three other whaling ships visible in the Firth of Tay, with the vessel on the extreme left leaving a trail of smoke behind her.