North Carr’s Foghorn and Light Tower have a sculptural beauty of their own, of the kind that only shipbuilders, bridgebuilders and other practitioners of heavy engineering achieve.
(This photograph of North Carr is a composite of six separate images which were joined together by the excellent freeware trial program “Autostitch” ) - as was the main image of her on our homepage
North Carr lightship - Victoria Dock, (City Quay) Dundee.
MVS Tay’s headquarters is in the North Carr lightship, a unique vessel with a fascinating history dating back to 1933. Click here for more on her history and restoration.
The North Carr Lightship is open for guided tours to the public every Sunday afternoon and by appointment at any other time - (Click “Contact”)
Admission is free although donations to the North Carr restoration fund are welcome, should you wish to make one.
Meeting on the North Carr is always atmospheric....evenings especially so..........
Photo by Colin Topping
...and at Hogmanay she really comes alive with her main light flashing and her foghorn blasting in the New Year.
Some of our members certainly feel the decks move at our New Year party. (The blurring in this picture is the consequence of a slow shutter speed) ....and lots of funny lights.
It’s not often that a piper get’s deafened - but North Carr’s New Year foghorn blast does the business with merciless style.
Boat deck on the North Carr. Her watch hut is on the right.
Engine room showing her 3 Russell Newbery diesel air compressors - designed in the 1930’s and still in production as canal boat powerplants.
Scott Bryson poking around in the spare engine with a view to making a cunning plan.
Back on the outside - Jeff Lonsdale’s first command is a fine wooden boat. .
