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History
Name	PS Solent
Operator	1902–1923: London and South Western Railway 1923–1948: Southern Railway 1948: British Railways 1948–????: H.G. Pounds, Portsmouth
Port of registry
Builder	Mordey, Carney (Southampton) Ltd.
Launched	8 February 1902
Maiden voyage	26 May 1902
Fate	Sold 1948
General characteristics
Tonnage	161 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	133.5 feet (40.7 m)
Beam	20.2 feet (6.2 m)
Draught	7.7 feet (2.3 m)

PS Solent was a passenger vessel built for the London and South Western Railway in 1902.

History

As the previous vessel also named Solent built in 1900 was not a success, this Solent was built as a replacement by Mordey, Carney (Southampton) Limited and launched on 8 February 1902. She undertook her trial run on 13 March 1902 and achieved 11 knots. She undertook her maiden voyage on 26 May 1902.

She was equipped with a promenade deck 101 ft long, forming an enclosed passenger shelter forwards, and first-class saloon, about 30 ft long aft. She was deployed on the service from Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

She was acquired by the Southern Railway in 1923 and British Railways in 1948. She was disposed of by British Railways in 1948 to H.G. Pounds of Portsmouth

References

1. Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. "Launch of the Steamer Solent". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 10 February 1902. Retrieved 1 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Paddle Steamer Solent". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 15 March 1902. Retrieved 1 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Yarmouth. The S.S. Solent". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 31 May 1902. Retrieved 1 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

• 1902 ships
• Steamships of the United Kingdom
• Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
• Ships of the London and South Western Railway
• Ships of the Southern Railway (UK)
• Ships of British Rail
• Ships built in Southampton