A decommissioned warship could be making its way back to Edinburgh as a tourist attraction, following a petition by a former crew member of the vessel to save it from the scrapheap.

Paul Gibb, who served on board the HMS Edinburgh as a marine engineering mechanic from 1991 to 1994, launched the Save HMS Edinburgh petition which seems to have had an impact after Scottish Parliament Member Margo MacDonald organised a meeting to discuss the idea of moving the warship to the Scottish capital, stating that such a move would be a great boost to the city's economy.

The 30-year-old vessel was the largest of the Type 42 destroyers, but has now been replaced by the new Type 45 destroyer.

The HMS Edinburgh, which underwent a £17.5m refit in 2010, was decommissioned two weeks ago after serving in the Falkands, Far East and the Baltic during the second Gulf War.

If plans to bring the ship to Edinburgh are successful, current plans are that the vessel would be tied up alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia and serve as a floating museum.