A photograph of Sandy Rankine at Woodhaven Pier, with the Mars in the background, 1926. Sandy's family owned the joinery workshop above the pier (now known as Old Boathouse) and he lived in a cottage right on the Woodhaven bend until the 1990s.
The Mars boys in the classroom on board the Mars.
Mars boys peek out from their hammocks.
A drawing showing the main parts of the Mars
The Mars at anchor off Woodhaven. Note Dundee and the Law in the smog.
An interesting view showing the Mars superimposed on today's view from Woodhaven
The full ship's complement - boys and crew around 1870
A view of the lower decks showing the sinks for washing and, at the far end, the plates and bowls laid out for mealtime in the refectory
The Francis Molison was used to provide the Mars boys with more seagoing skills and nautical experience. Here they show off their agility as they take up their positions all over the ship's masts and rigging.
The Mars training ship from Woodhaven pier, where some of the ship's crew are casting off in their boat.
Four postcard views of St Fort House, Mars Training Ship and Newport from Highfield, Wormit.
A view of the Mars training ship from Woodhaven pier c. 1890. The young local lads swimming off the end of the pier must have wondered what life on board was like.
Photograph of a watercolour of the Mars from the east
Set of four photos of the Mars training ship and some of the Mars boys (framed).
This photograph shows the Mars being towed away by the tug Bulger on 27 June 1929, destined for the breaker's yard.
A postcard showing the memorial at Woodhaven Pier to the Mars boys killed in WWI, with the ship behind.
This postcard shows the Francis Molison, a boat used by the Mars boys to gain seamanship skills and experience, berthed at Woodhaven Pier. The Mars is on the water behind.
A postcard showing the Mars Boys spelling Happy New Year on Woodhaven Railway embankment (now the nature trail). The Mars can be seen behind.
Framed view towards Woodhaven with Mars boats in foreground. Rock House stands on the shore beside the harbour. This was originally the granary for the St Fort Estate. While the Mars training ship was anchored offshore, the building was used as a hospital for the boys, and during World War II it housed the officers of ...
Article from the Dundee Courier about the raising of the Mars mooring anchor in 1975.
An Admiralty mooring anchor from the Mars. It was probably cut loose in the 1800s and recovered from the sea about 1974.
Article from Mars Mainsheet, Wormit Boating Club’s newsletter, about the raising of the Mars mooring anchor.
This photo shows the Mars at anchor off Woodhaven, with some of the boys standing on the slip.