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ps RYDE
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ps RYDE
built by William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton,
Yard No 1306 Engines by shipbuilder
Port of Registry: Portsmouth
Propulsion: triple exp 3cy 133nhp 1000ihp 14.5kn
Launched: Friday, 23/04/1937
Built: 1937
Ship Type: Paddle steamer
Tonnage: 566ft
Length: 216.0 feet
Breadth: 29.1 feet (extreme 52 feet 6)
Draught: 7 feet 2
Owner History:
Southern Railway Co, London
1948 British Transport Commission, Southern Region, London
1972
Status: Sold for Scrapping - 2008
Web site: http://www.psryde.co.uk
Remarks:
1939/1945 requisitioned as minesweeper and later anti~aircraft ship
1969 chartered to River Thames to Gilbey's Gin; 1970 for sale
1972 at Wright's Marina, River Medina IoW as restaurant club
1977 damaged by fire and sold; disused after 1983
(Enthusiasts wish to preserve her, but
Reportedly under demolition in early 2008
Previous updates by Colin Campbell
, Bruce Biddulph and David Asprey
Last updated: by Stuart Cameron from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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