The sad remains of the paddlesteamer "Ryde", resting in a mud berth at Island Harbour on the Medina, Isle of Wight: superstructure and paddlebox
PS Ryde is a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969, with an interlude during the Second World War where she served as a minesweeper and then an anti-aircraft ship, seeing action at both Dunkirk and D-Day. At the time of her retirement in 1969, she had ferried passengers across the Solent for thirty-two years and was the last sea-going coal-fired paddle steamer in the world. After many years abandoned on moorings at Island Harbour Marina on the River Medina, she was purchased by the PS Ryde Trust in late 2018, with the intention of raising money for her restoration. That project was abandoned in January 2019. She is now sadly a total loss.
Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Island Harbour, River Medina, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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