"Maud" in Dundee Harbour - Ref: WC0866
Originally built by T. Tunbull and Sons of Whitby as a sailing ship (a wooden barque), the "Maud" was bought by William Adams of Broughty Ferry in 1883 and converted into a whaling steamer in 1886. She measured 116.7 feet and had a gross tonnage of 298.
This photograph by Alexander Wilson shows the "Maud" in King William Dock, the central holding point of Dundee's harbour (the other docks were the Earl Grey to the west and the Victoria). The rear of the Customs House can be seen behind the storage sheds.
The "Maud" was a whaler and three successful voyages are recorded in the Dundee Yearbooks for 1889, 1890 and 1891. In 1892, she was wrecked at Coutts' Inlet, Davis Strait, a popular whaling area between Greenland and Baffin Island.
Alexander Wilson who took this photograph, was a supervisor in a Dundee jute mill for over 20 years. He bequeathed much of his collection and £50, to cover the costs involved, to the Free Library Committee of Dundee in 1923.