Frigate Unicorn Dundee | Paranormal Investigation Scotland

Frigate Unicorn Dundee Scotland

Various trigger objects are set up around the ship.

First Vigil upper deck.

Christine senses a presence standing behind a cannon. She feels it is a male presence and is just standing watching us. Confirmed by Mike. She also senses the presence of four or five spirits at the far end of the deck. The team move over to the cannon where Christine first sensed spirit. She says she is being shown a rifle and feels the spirit was some sort of guard. Paul suggests it is some sort of sentry.
Christine says spirit, which is showing itself as a male, is wearing black trousers and also says spirit is standing right next to her. She gets the name Richard and the age 32. Spirit is also showing Christine the number 17. Paul asks why spirit was on the ship. Christine says it has something to do with the maintenance of the cannons. Mike is picking up the term "stoke ? master" and the year 1872. Mike says the man is quite an official person but not officer material.

Christine is now picking up a presence at her right hand side. Christine touches a chain and gets a vision of someone or something being split into two. Mike and Christine are sensing activity coming from a lower deck. Mike picks up the name Alderstone ?. This was the man who is not quite officer material. The team move up to the front of the deck where Mike and Chrisitne had earlier sensed spirit presence.. Mike feels a change of atmosphere from where we were to where we are now.
In a room at the very front of the ship, there is a cold spot right in front of Christine. There is a noise heard. Paul asks if spirit made the noise do to it again. The noise is heard again. Paul asks everyone to stand still. He then asks any spirit present to make itself known in any way it wants. Christine feels a presence in the room and Richard is feeling very very cold. There is a knock which comes from the far corner of the room. Davey feels something standing at his side.

Alex asks spirit to make itself known to the team. No apparent response at this time. Alex asks Mike if he is picking up anything about bells. Mike says he is not but "sees" men sitting around playing cards. Alex asks Paul, Mike and Christine to come and stand in the area he is in. Christine is picking up the presence of spirit showing itself as a small boy. Steven feels as if his legs are jelly and moves back. Christine picks up the word slavery. The boy Christine is picking up on is showing her he is tired. He is barefoot and shabily dressed. She also feels the kids on board were used as runners and were treated quite badly.
There is a cold spot between Mike and Christine. Alex asks spirits to show the team some lights. No apparent response at this time. Christine gets a pain. Alex asks spirit for a name. Again the name Richard is picked up by Paul and Christine gets the name, McGonnachan ?. Paul asks Christine to call out to spirit.

Alex sees movement around the figurehead in the main part of the deck. Two tapping knocks are heard on a window near the figurehead. Christine once again asks spirit to make itself known. Noises are heard again. It must be remembered we are on board a ship which is constantly moving so most of the noises heard are natural phenomena.
Christine feels although there are quite a few spirits present and they are very wary of us. The team decide to have a break. During the break the trigger objects are checked. No movement is found.
While checking the trigger objects, Alex who is at the very bottom of the ship picks up the names Michael, Ian and Jeffrey. They are between the ages of 12 and 14. No further information on who these boya are at this time.

Second vigil very bottom of the ship forward.

Once the team are settled, Alex asks spirit to make itself known in any way it can. Davey sees a shadow moving to his right. Christine sees a bright light by Alex and also feels sick. Paul can smell soup. At the other end of this deck where Alex picked up the presence of the boys, Steven picked up the smell of burning. Steven is picking up a movement going back and forward. Richard gets touched on the left hand side of his head just by the ear. Christine is seeing a group of men passing sacks of grain to each other. Joanne is picking up Geneva. She says there are lots of people on a journey. Joanne says she sees different classes of people and the bottom class was down here. She gets the date 1800s.

Paul asks for a period of silence. Once the period is over, Paul and several other team members report hearing a bell ringing. Christine sees the spirit of a man standing right in front of her. He is quite pale skinned and has dark curly hair. There are a lot of rumbling noises coming from the area where most of the team are sitting. Most of the bangs and noises could be caused by the bouyancy aids attatched to the side of the ship. Christine says the man she saw is Irish and about the age of 17.
Joanne is picking up the presence of a big ginger cat which was called Orange. Alex has a swirling draught in front of him. Steven and Joanne see lights coming from the middle part of the deck. Christine sees the spirit of a female sitting beside Alex. Paul gets a light and sound to his right. Richard sees a shadow to his left. Joanne sees people huddled together. They are cold, quite ragged and dirty. They are all about 15 years of age.

The team keep hearing walking coming from the deck right above the one they are on.
Paul asks if the ship was used as a hospital at any time as he saw beds on the upper deck earlier. Joanne is seeing bodies piled up in this bottom area of the ship. She also sees someone tied up and left to rot. We should point out at this time, HMS Unicorn was never used as a warship and it's guns were never fired in anger. Paul asks spirit to copy the noise he is going to make. He knocks twice. Two knocks are heard. Picked up on video cam. Paul asks spirit to do it again. No knocks are heard but several team members hear two sounds which sound like moans.

Paul asks spirit to knock once. No apparent response at this time. Paul senses a presence right in front of him and is very cold. The team move to the middle of the deck. On the way to the new position Richard is pushed forward by some unseen presence. There is sound on the video cam at this point but no pictuers. Once Richard remembers to remove the lens cap, we once again have video pictures. There are footsteps once again heard from the deck right above us. Paul goes to investigate. Nobody is on the deck. Christine says she hears a noise which is like a barrel being rolled across the floor above them. Paul also heard keys jingling while on the upper deck. Paul goes back to the upper deck.
Paul is just at the top of the stairs. The team hear running from the deck above. Paul confirms there is nobody on the deck. Alex asks spirit to make itself known. Several team members smell rotting meat and are feeling sick. Voices are heard and Christine sees a presence which is showing itself as male standing to the right of Alex. Christine says the man is wearing quite a big hat a black jacket with the collar sticking up. Alex sees a shadow but can't make it out. There is a shadow going along the walkway adjacent to the team.

Once again footsteps are heard from the deck above. Paul confirms there is nobody on the deck. Alex asks spirit for a series of bangs then to stop for five seconds and repeat the bangs. There are two series of bangs heard but they were twenty seconds apart. Alex once again asks spirit to make itself known. Paul comes back to the lower deck. Davey feels movement beside him. Steven feels sick and Richard feels a draught. Davey feels some unseen presence pushing on his neck.
Davey sees a flashing light to his right and says he sees a blue and white light through the wire mesh. Alex asks spirit to give their names if they want us to leave the area. Christine hears a voice. She says it is saying get out.

Alex asks spirit to say something we can all hear. No apparent response at this time. Alex sees a presence standing beside Paul. Christine says their is someone standing in front of Paul. Alex gets the name Rodger. Ian sees a presence standing on the stairs. Confirmed by Paul. Davey asks if their were prisoners down here. Alex says it is doubtful but the team may be picking up energies from articles on the ship which have come from other sources. The team go for a break.

Third vigil officers quarters

The team decide on a seance in this room. For safety reasons not all team members take part in this. Christine feels it is wrong for her to be in this room. Paul says it is possible this is because only officers should be in this area. Paul asks any spirit present to make itself known to the team. Several team members feel the table vibrate. Paul asks once again for spirit to step forward and make itself known in any way it can Alex picks up the spirit of a man who is wearing what Alex describes as a Nelson type hat but worn "sideways." He is wearing a long black jacket, white trousers and black boots. The man is telling Alex to count the brass buttons on the jacket. There are twenty four buttons counted. The man also has what he calls gold "eppulets" on his shoulder.
Paul sees this room as a lot grander than it is at the moment. He is being told that although the conditions were cramped, it was a lot better than other ranks.

Paul also sees a table in the room which is different to the one they are sitting at. Alex gets the name Charles Edwards. Davey can see sea cadets. Paul senses a dog in the room. Steven is geting the back of his neck pushed. Christine sees a white presence behind Paul. Paul asks spirit to identify itself or to show it's presence in anyway it can. Christine feels as if her hands are not hers. Steven says he is getting pushed gently in the back.
Alex says spirit is telling him he was a "below decks officer." The team feel an energy going round the table. Paul asks spirit to make a noise iif it was an officer on the ship. Something touches the leg of Paul. Once again Christine sees a presence standing behind Paul. The man is leaning on the wall and playing with his beard. Paul picks up the name Adams and asks spirit to make some sort of noise if it wants us to go. No apparent response at this time.

Once again Paul asks spirit to make it's presence known in any way it wants. Christine picks up something to do with a fire. She is not sure what. Paul says he is being made aware of a rigger.
Davey feels someone breathe on the back of his neck. No team member is behind Davey. Christine sees a gold chandeleir with eight candles on it. Paul hears noises coming from the bunkroom behind Christine. Once again Paul asks spirit to make it's presence known. Alex lets out a laugh as spirit tells him it is going to kick Paul in the shins. Paul says the name of Adams he picked up earlier has something to do with the sails and steering of the ship. He is English and his christian name is Carl or Karl. Something touches Christine.

Paul closes the seance and tries the mirror experiment he had success with at their last investigation.
Some unseen presence pulls the hair of Christine. Paul sees three faces of men in the mirror. They are between fifty and sixty years of age and are weatherbeaten.Christine sees the face of a man. He is long faced and wide eyed. Paul sees a man with a beard and very bushy sideburns. Davey and Paul both see a face which is swollen at the right hand side. Alex feels the air in the room is going stale and decides to leave the room and continue to watch from the deck above. Paul sees a skull in the miror.
Richard suddenly collapses and Alex comes back into the room to check on him. The man Christine saw in the mirrior earlier gives his name as Johnny. Once he recovered, Richard said he just felt a little shaky then went light headed and lost his balance. The vigil ends and the team go for a break.

Vigil main deck

Alex asks spirit to make itself known in any way it wishes. No apparent response. Alex asks again. Christine sees a spirit crouched beside Paul. Someone smells wood burning. Once again Alex asks spirit to do something. Mike says he has just been touched by a spirit which is showing itself as a male and is very smartly dressed. Mike says the man is just pacing up and down. Alex asks spirit to tap Anne on the shoulder. No apparent response at this time. Jim sees a car steering wheel. It is like a 1910/20s wheel which is black and has spokes coming from the centre. He can also see a badge in the centre of the wheel.
Jim feels the man holding the wheel died in a car crash and can see modern gold braid on the mans sleeve. Jim gets the name Anderson.

Alex says he feels a cat in this area. He then says it is not a cat it is a dog. Joanne says it is an officers dog and it is a bitch called Sally. Mikes legs are now very cold. Jim says the car the officer died in is like a Morgan sports car. Colour dark green. Joanne says the dog belongs to the man who was driving the car. Jim gets the date 1910. Mike sees a lady in a long red dress and says she was related to Anderson. The lady is tall and slim.
Christine sees a shadow standing beside Dawn. Both Jim and Christine agree it is a child. Joanne says the woman and the two children are related to Anderson. Christine sees a man sitting looking out of a window. He has his fingers in his mouth. Minnie and Joanne are picking up something like an "open day" on the ship. Mike picks up the name Tabatha and Joanne gets the name Elizabeth. Alex asks if anyone can hear children laughing. No response. Joanne also gets the surname Marshall and hears mumbling. She describes it as like men having a conversation.

Mike picks up the names Christian Anderson and Taylor. Alex asks someone to ask who Michael O'Grady is. No response. Jim then sees the car he picked up on was travelling too fast on a country road and failed to take a bend. Joanne sees the family of the man waiting on the ship for him. Jim asks any other spirit present to make themselves known. There is a thump heard from upstairs. Joanne picks up the name Colonel Paul Marshall. Joanne had picked up this name earlier. Jim sees a brass plaque with something like a coat of arms on it. There is a picture of a rope outside the design on the plaque. Jim says he is looking down on this as if it is set in the floor. Mike says he sees the words "To all those who were lost."
Mike says a ship has come back from a battle and they are having a memorial service on board this ship for those who were lost in the battle. This is fairly recent. Jim sees a naval uniform. Mike gets the year 1947. It is almost the same as todays uniform but not quite. Jim sees a buffet table on the deck right above the one we are on. He also sees red white and blue bunting. Jim sees the bottom of the ship. He says there are no weights there like now and there are ropes coiled up there. The team go for a break.

Upper deck end room at the front of the ship

Alex asks spirit to make itself known in any way it wishes. No apparent response at this time. Alex asks again. Alex and Christine hear a childs voice. Christine feels as if something is going to whip the chair from under her. Both her and Alex see the spirit of a boy who is around the age of 16. He has a cheeky grin on his face. The chair Alex is on starts to rock slightly for a few seconds. Alex asks spirit to do something everyone can see or hear. The boy is still over at the chair Christine is sitting on and she can feel her chair move. The boy is now touching Jims jacket. Steven sees a presence standing beside Dawn.
Alex asks spirit to show itself. Steven sees a presence at the far end of the room. Christine sees something float past the face of Anne. Steven sees a presence lean against a folded up trestle table in the middle of the room. Some unseen presence pushes Alex in the back. Paul picks up the name Ethan.

Christine feels as if their are eyes staring at then from all around the room. Once again Alex asks any spirit present to make their presence known in any way they can. Christine gets the feeling of fear in the room. Alex picks up the name Mr. Black. He asks Mr. Black if he is frightened of the team. Christine picks up on a small boy around the age of three. She says the boy is sobbing.
Christine feels the boy is crying for his parents. She sees the boy being hit across the head. She says this man who is hitting the boy is quite cruel and the kids are terrified of him. Alex asks if Christine is picking up the energy from the chairs in the room rather than the ship. She says she is picking up a boys boarding school which is government approved. Davey sees a presence looking from behind a chair. He says it is a small boy. Christine picks up the name Richard again. She also picks up the surname Finlay/Findlay. Christine sees the boy kneeling on a chair and looking over at the team. Alex hears a noise which he describes as like someone opening and closing a newspaper.
Alex asks if anyone can sense another type of presence in the room. Christine picks up a bird and Joanne says canary. Alex says the cage the bird is in is very old fashioned. The team go for a break.

The team go back to the officers room to try the mirror experiment once again. Various faces are once again seen by team members and Paul gets kicked on the shins. Nothing further seems to be happening and the investigation is concluded.

Investigation ended at 3am.

Spirit sensed

Richard aged 32. Year 1872
Mr. McGonnachan ?
Michael aged 12-14
Ian aged 12-14
Jeffrey aged 12-14
Itrish youth aged 17
Ginger cat named Orange
Rodger
Charles Edwards
Carl/Karl Adams
Johnny
Anderson Year 1910 ?
Tabatha
Elizabeth Marshall
Christian Anderson
Taylor
Michael O'Grady
Colonel Paul Marshall Year 1947 ?
16 year old boy no name given
Ethan
Mr Black
3 year old boy no name given
Richard Finlay/Findlay
Small Canary.

No movement was detected on any of the trigger objects.

We would like to thank the ships manager for allowing us access to this spectacular ship. We would encourage visitors to Dundee to take time out and visit the Unicorn which is berthed at City Quay Dundee.

Report by James

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