PS Ryde
United Kingdom /
England /
Newport /
Mill Lane
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Newport
World / United Kingdom / England
ship, shipwreck
Paddle Steamer Ryde built for the Southern Railway Company by William Denny & Bros. in 1937 at Dumbarton yard #1306. 566tns. Provided the passenger ferry between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde from 1937-1969. Would have been the ferry referred to in 'She's got a Ticket to Ryde' by the Beatles.
Throughout WW2 she saw service as a minesweeper and AA gun platform then went back into normal service until being laid up in 1969 at Binfield Marina. She was then used as the marina clubhouse then as a hotel and finally as a discoteque untill she was damaged by fire in 1977. Under private ownership she now awaits her fate - a preservation trust are attempting to repair her to full working order.
Photo: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5558150
Throughout WW2 she saw service as a minesweeper and AA gun platform then went back into normal service until being laid up in 1969 at Binfield Marina. She was then used as the marina clubhouse then as a hotel and finally as a discoteque untill she was damaged by fire in 1977. Under private ownership she now awaits her fate - a preservation trust are attempting to repair her to full working order.
Photo: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5558150
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Ryde
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Coordinates: 50°43'27"N 1°16'48"W
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