Name PS Solent Fate Scrapped Length 29 m | Out of service 1901 Launched 1 May 1863 Draft 2.16 m | |
Operator 1863-1884Solent Steam Packet Company1884-1901London and South Western Railway Builder George Inman, Lymington Tonnage 61 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
PS Solent was a passenger vessel built for the Solent Steam Packet Company in 1863.
History
She was built by George Inman of Lymington and launched on 1 May 1863. She went to Southampton in June 1863 for the fitting of her engines by J. Hodgkinson. She undertook her trial trip on 29 October 1863 from Lymington to Stokes Bay.
She was acquired by the London and South Western Railway in 1884.
She was disposed of around 1901.
References
PS Solent (1863) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA