PS Solent (1902)

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)

NamePS Solent

Operator

BuilderMordey, Carney (Southampton) Ltd.

Launched8 February 1902

PS Solent was a passenger vessel built for the London and South Western Railway in 1902.^[1]

v t e Ships operated by the Southern Railway
Ex LB&SCR ships	Arundel Brighton Dieppe La France Newhaven Paris Rouen Sussex Versailles
Ex L&SWR ships	Ada Alberta Ardena Bertha Brittany (renamed Aldershot in 1933) Caesaria Cherbourg Hantonia Laura Lorina Lymington Normannia Princess Ena Ulrica Vera
Ex LB&SC and L&SWR joint ships	PS Duchess of Albany PS Duchess of Kent PS Duchess of Fife PS Duchess of Norfolk PS Princess Margaret
Ex SE&CR ships	Biarritz Canterbury Empress Engadine Invicta Maid of Orleans Riviera Victoria
Ships built for the SR	Arromanches Autocarrier Brighton Brittany Canterbury Deal Dinard Falaise Fratton Freshwater Hampton Ferry Haslemere Hythe Invicta Isle of Guernsey Isle of Jersey Isle of Sark Isle of Thanet Londres Maid of Kent Maidstone Merstone Minster Portsdown Ringwood Ryde Sandown Shepperton Ferry Shanklin Southsea St Briac Tonbridge Twickenham Ferry Worthing Whippingham Whitstable
Ships managed for the Ministry of War Transport	Empire Alde

References

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)