1. PS Ryde was commissioned by Southern Railway in 1936 as a sister ship for PS Sandown. Costing £46,000 she was built by William Denny and Brothers in Dumbarton on Clydeside. After her launch on 23rd April 1937 she replaced the PS Duchess of Norfolk on the Portsmouth to Ryde Pier passenger ferry service.

2. PS Ryde, now known as Ryde Queen, was the last paddler on the Solent crossing from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, from where she was withdrawn in 1969. She is now in poor condition and various attempts to negotiate a purchase her have failed. her condition is now making her a safety hazard, and it is likely that she will be scrapped. Her owners have indicated that her engines, which have been put up for sale, will be kept.

3. Fondly remembered by locals as both a Solent ferry and nightclub, the PS Ryde (or Ryde Queen) has also become something of a local landmark since taking up residence at Binfield Marina in the early 1970s. After closing for business as a nightclub / restaurant, years of neglect, the English weather and souvenir hunters have left her as little more than a derelict, rusting hulk.

4. Ryde Queen - Paddle Steamer Ryde Trust, urgetn appeal to public for saving from breakers.