The 200-year-old HMS Unicorn, one of the world’s oldest surviving warships, has received a whopping £800,000 grant from the National Lottery.
However, to unlock the full £10 million needed for the restoration, the HMS Unicorn Preservation Society must raise an additional £650,000 by April.
HMS Unicorn is the third-oldest warship still afloat, behind HMS Trincomalee, which is now a museum in Hartlepool, and HMS Victory in Portsmouth. She is also one of the oldest Royal...