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The ship which Robert Scott took to Antarctica on his first voyage (the ''RRS Discovery'') was built in Dundee, and is now moored there.
The ship which Robert Scott took to Antarctica on his first voyage (the ''RRS Discovery'') was built in Dundee, and is now moored there.
On 28 December 1879 the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed whilst a train was crossing it, leading to the deaths of over 75 people on board. This event was commemorated in verse by the famous Scottish poet [[William Topaz McGonagall]]
People from Dundee are known as Dundonians. The population of the city is a rapidly shrinking 120,000.
People from Dundee are known as Dundonians. The population of the city is a rapidly shrinking 120,000.