PS Ryde is a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969, with an interlude during the Second World War where she served as a minesweeper and then an anti-aircraft ship, seeing action at D-Day.

Aug 26, 2020 · After attempts to save it failed PS Ryde - which has an incredible history - looks destined for the scrapyard. It once ferried thousands of passengers across the Solent, but now lies a rusting shell.

Jan 18, 2019 · The last paddle steamer to carry passengers across The Solent could be permanently dismantled after it collapsed beyond repair.

PS Ryde is a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969, with an interlude during the Second World War where she served as a minesweeper and then an anti-aircraft ship, seeing action at D-Day.

PS Ryde is a paddle steamer commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969. She saw wartime service and later became a nightclub.

During the Second World War she served as a minesweeper. In 1942, RYDE was converted into an anti-aircraft vessel and took part in the Normandy Landings of June 1944. She returned to passenger service in 1945. Withdrawn from service in 1970, she opened as a restaurant/pub in Binfield in 1972.

Jan 23, 2019 · The paddle steamer Ryde was well known in the Solent area as one of the ferries run by the Southern Railway and, later, British Railways on the Portsmouth-Ryde ferry service. She is also well known as the former Ryde Queen boatel and nightclub on the Isle of Wight, where she still lies.

PS Ryde is a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969, with an interlude during the Second World War where she served as a minesweeper and then an anti-aircraft ship, seeing action at D-Day.

Nov 28, 2018 · Lisa-Marie Turner and her team have now entered into a contract to purchase the dilapidated vessel with an aim of restoring the historical steamer to its former glory. PS Ryde was commissioned...

Feb 15, 2010 · The PS Ryde was built for the Southern Railway in 1936 and for many years operated the Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pierhead route. Sadly, the petition is very much a last-ditch effort – for some time the PS Ryde Trust has been trying to purchase the vessel for preservation and restoration, but after promising progress negotiations have broken ...

Nov 29, 2018 · PS Ryde sailed between Portsmouth and Ryde from 1937 to 1969 and was also requisitioned by the Royal Navy during World War Two. It is now in a poor state of repair and decaying on the...

Jan 1, 2025 · PS Ryde is a paddle steamer commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969. She saw wartime service and later became a nightclub. After many years abandoned at moorings on the River Medina, she is now being scrapped.

This book is a long overdue history of the paddle steamer Ryde, whose career as a railway ferry between Portsmouth and its namesake town also included a spell as a minesweeper in World War II. After her passenger career was over, she became a popular entertainment venue on the Isle of Wight, but in more recent times ha

Jan 1, 2020 · PS Ryde – At Ryde no casual traveller would know that there is a Clarence Pier and South Parade Pier service, and it is little better at Southsea itself. One would think that BR would wish to hammer home the fact that the last paddle steamer on the south coast is sailing daily.

Oct 20, 2023 · PS Ryde is a paddle steamer commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969. She saw wartime service and later became a nightclub.

PS Ryde and PS Medway Queen had a number of shared history threads over the years. They were together in the 10th minesweeping flotilla at Dover in the months following Dunkirk and, of course, shared the marina on the Isle of Wight in the 1970s.

Feb 17, 2019 · The paddle steamer Ryde was well known in the Solent area as one of the ferries run by the Southern Railway and, later, British Railways on the Portsmouth-Ryde ferry service. She is also well known as the former “Ryde Queen” boatel and nightclub on the Isle of Wight; where she still lies.