SHANKLIN

Torrens, a great series of nostalgia, thanks for sharing these. Without a doubt amongst the best looking boats ever built.

Would have been nice if one survived on the solent. Does anyone know where i can get hold of some plans of them id love to build a card model of one

They were built by Denny's of Dumbarton ?

Didn't one of the ferries end up in Newhaven as a nightclub?

Seem to remember seeing one there years ago, semi-derelict...can't remember if it was Shanklin or Brading though. Not sure what happened to it as not been along there for ages now.

Dear Shamrock

Probably the Southsea as she was broken up in 2005, however Brading also could have been a night club as she was broken up in 1994.

Shanklin sank in 1981.

All were built by Dennys.

Sorry folks neither ever became a nightclub. Southsea was laid up for a period at Newhaven. There was a proposal to convert Brading into a Nightclub at Southampton with an additional deck house built on the Spar deck but nothing came of it. Neither ship ever had an operational/static career after retirement from Sealink British Ferries.

Must have been Southsea that I used to see alot of when in Newhaven then. She looked a right state unfortunately, I seem to remember that the locals wanted her removed for years...I assume that was done but I've not been back since around 2002 ish.
Thanks for clarifying Steve.

Lovely little ships indeed.
Two 'County' Class destroyers in the background but the one in front of Southsea's bridge is a puzzle - Italian perhaps on a courtesy visit?
Peter4447

INS Ardito was the only Italian representative at the 1977 Silver Jubilee Review, and the Counties in attendance were Kent, Glamorgan and Fife.

Didn't Brading get broken up at pounds, anyone got any photos of this