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Several ships have borne the name Solent, after the stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and mainland England, including:
-
HMS Solent, two vessels of the British
Royal Navy:
- HMS Solent (1907), a War Department submarine mining vessel Solent, built in 1885, [1] transferred to the Navy as a storeship in 1907, and sold later that year [2]
- HMS Solent (P262), an S-class submarine, launched in 1944 and broken up in 1961
- Three passenger paddle steamers of the London and South Western Railway, providing ferry services to the Isle of Wight:
- Two
passenger-cargo liners of the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company used on inter-island
West Indies services:
[3]
- Solent (1852), a 2230 grt paddle steamer, built by T & J White at Cowes and broken up in 1869
- Solent (1878), a 1908 grt screw steamer, built by Oswald Mordaunt and Co at Woolston and broken up in 1909
References
- ^ Habesch, David (2001). The Army's Navy : British Military Vessels and their History since Henry VIII. London: Chatham. p. 203. ISBN 1-86176-157-0.
- ^ Colledge, J J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 514.
- ^ Haws, Duncan (1982). Royal Mail Line & Nelson Line. Crowborough: TCL Publications. pp. 39, 50. ISBN 0-946378-00-2.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
(Redirected from
PS Solent)
Several ships have borne the name Solent, after the stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and mainland England, including:
-
HMS Solent, two vessels of the British
Royal Navy:
- HMS Solent (1907), a War Department submarine mining vessel Solent, built in 1885, [1] transferred to the Navy as a storeship in 1907, and sold later that year [2]
- HMS Solent (P262), an S-class submarine, launched in 1944 and broken up in 1961
- Three passenger paddle steamers of the London and South Western Railway, providing ferry services to the Isle of Wight:
- Two
passenger-cargo liners of the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company used on inter-island
West Indies services:
[3]
- Solent (1852), a 2230 grt paddle steamer, built by T & J White at Cowes and broken up in 1869
- Solent (1878), a 1908 grt screw steamer, built by Oswald Mordaunt and Co at Woolston and broken up in 1909
References
- ^ Habesch, David (2001). The Army's Navy : British Military Vessels and their History since Henry VIII. London: Chatham. p. 203. ISBN 1-86176-157-0.
- ^ Colledge, J J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 514.
- ^ Haws, Duncan (1982). Royal Mail Line & Nelson Line. Crowborough: TCL Publications. pp. 39, 50. ISBN 0-946378-00-2.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.