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PS Shanklin

As Monarch at Swanage Pier
History
Name
  • 1924–1951: PS Shanklin
  • 1951–1961: PS Monarch
Operator
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
RoutePortsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton
Launched6 June 1924
Maiden voyage3 October 1924
Out of service1961
FateScrapped 1961
General characteristics
Tonnage412 gross register tons (GRT)
Length190 feet (58 m)
Beam26.1 feet (8.0 m)
Draught8.7 feet (2.7 m)
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Capacity756 passengers

PS Shanklin was a passenger vessel built for the Southern Railway in 1924 for use on the Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier route.[1]

History

The ship was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company of Southampton and launched in 1924. She was fitted with first and second class passenger saloons heated and ventilated by the inductor thermotank system. The main saloon was of light polished oak and the smoking saloon was of dark polished oak, underneath which was the dining saloon. The saloon had upholstered seating and the floor was covered with Ruboleum tiling. Instead of electro-plate or brass, the fittings throughout were made of Roanoid, a material similar to Bakelite.[2] She operated the passenger service from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier with her first trip being on 3 October 1924.[3]

She made her last trip on 30 November 1950 before being put up for sale in Southampton.[4]

She was sold to Cosens & Co Ltd in 1951 and renamed Monarch. She was operated by them for ten years until scrapped in 1961.

References

  1. ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
  2. ^ "Hardware samples from Roanoid plastic". Powerhouse Collection. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ "New boat for Island Service". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 3 October 1924. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Last Trip From Jetty". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 30 November 1950. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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