SeapixOnline- Scrapped vessels - 1 of 1 PS RYDE (1937/) built by William Denny & Bros in Dumbarton for owner/operators Southern Railways. She ran between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, England until 1969 when she was withdrawn from service. After war service she was used as a nightclub and then languished for years on the Medina River near Newport on the Isle of Wight. Her scrapping was started some years ago but came to a halt when an application for preservation was received. Keywords: paddle steamers, ferries, laid-up, scrapped, sunk |
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