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The day Captain Scott's famous RRS Discovery was finally brought home to Dundee


Crowds cheer as the Discovery finally arrives home to Dundee.
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As the RRS Discovery made its way up the River Tay aboard The Happy Mariner transporter 35 years ago, thousands of Dundonians flocked to the banks to watch a rich piece of the city’s history return home.
She was the first purpose built scientific research vessel for the Polar Region, transporting Captain Scott and his team to Antarctica at a time when less was known about the icy continent than we now know about Mars. ....

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