PS Solent (1863)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | PS Solent |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | George Inman, Lymington |
| Launched | 1 May 1863 |
| Out of service | 1901 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 61 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 94 feet (29 m) |
| Beam | 15.6 feet (4.8 m) |
| Draught | 7.1 feet (2.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Engines by J. Hodgkinson of Southampton |
| Speed | 12 knots |
PS Solent was a passenger vessel built for the Solent Steam Packet Company in 1863.[1]
History
[edit]She was built by George Inman of Lymington and launched on 1 May 1863.[2] She went to Southampton in June 1863 for the fitting of her engines by J. Hodgkinson.[3] She undertook her trial trip on 29 October 1863 from Lymington to Stokes Bay.[4]
She was acquired by the London and South Western Railway in 1884.
She was disposed of around 1901.
References
[edit]- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "The New Steamer Solent". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 9 May 1863. Retrieved 30 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Steam Packet Solent". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 27 June 1863. Retrieved 30 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lymington. The New Steamer". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 31 October 1863. Retrieved 30 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.