Circa 1960. Portsmouth-Gosprt Ferry, England. (photo courtesy of the internet, enhanced) These are the ferries I took to and from school every day beyween 1961…
Circa 1960. Portsmouth-Gosprt Ferry, England. (photo courtesy of the internet, enhanced)
The Ferry Princess
1962 - Portsmouth - Isle of WIght Car ferry (photo courtesy of the internet, enhanced) Don't remember if we ever took this one, but we had many trips to the…
2022 - The car ferry service between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight Launched in 2001, it was the fleet's flagship for nearly two decades until the arrival of…
2022 - A Portsmouth to Isle of White passenger ferry The Wight Ryder I is a high-speed passenger catamaran operated by Wightlink , primarily serving the route…
1961 British Railways cross channel passenger ship - the SS Brighton (photo courtesy opf the internet, enhanced) Took this on a road trip to Spain. The car had…
1963 - Southampton - Cherbourg route. British Railways SS Normania (Photo courtesy of the internet , enhanced) Took this on a school trip to St Malo The SS…
1964 - Thoresen Car ferry from Southampton to Le Havre for a road trip to Switzerland, 1964 (Photo courtesy of the internet , enhanced) Launched: January 31,…
1965 - Free Enterprise II on the Dover-Calais route for our 1965 road trip to Switzerland (photo courtesy of the internet, enhanced). The Free Enterprise II was…
1975 - Boston, UK. My girlfriend's family owned a Freeman 26, popular as a cabin cruiser on England's waterways in the 60's and 70's. This was taken on a trip…
1975 HMS Victory, Portsmouth Dockyard. Launched in 1765 , and built at Chatham Dockyard, HMS Victory is the world’s oldest naval vessel still in commission. She…
2022 - HMS Victory, built in 1759, was Admiral Nelsons flagship at the Battle of Trafalagar against French and Spanish forces in 1815. I've visited it about…
1975 - Portsmouth Harbor, England. The Amerigo Vespucci is the historic flagship and "Full-Rigged" training vessel of the Italian Navy. Launched on February 22,…
1978 - Portsmouth - Ryde Hovercraft service In 1978, the Hovertravel service from Portsmouth (specifically the Southsea terminal) was firmly established as the…
1978 Queen Mary, Long Beach Built by John Brown & Company in Scotland, the RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1934 as the ultimate expression of Cunard Line’s…