Press and Journal: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may be best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world`s most iconic detective, but his legions of fans may be less familiar with his early life in the north-east of Scotland. During the 1880s, he sailed out of Peterhead as a medic on board Hope, one of Scotland`s biggest whaling ships. Many of his earlier novels are based on his experiences in the whaling industry. Now it has emerged that the renowned author — and other north-east whale …