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Several ships have borne the name Solent, after the stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and mainland England, including:

• HMS Solent, two vessels of the British Royal Navy:
  • HMS Solent (1907), a War Department submarine mining vessel Solent, built in 1885, transferred to the Navy as a storeship in 1907, and sold later that year
  • HMS Solent (P262), an S-class submarine, launched in 1944 and broken up in 1961

• Three passenger paddle steamers of the London and South Western Railway, providing ferry services to the Isle of Wight:
  • PS Solent (1863)
  • PS Solent (1900)
  • PS Solent (1902)

• Two passenger-cargo liners of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company used on inter-island West Indies services:
  • Solent (1852), a 2230 grt paddle steamer, built by T & J White at Cowes and broken up in 1869
  • Solent (1878), a 1908 grt screw steamer, built by Oswald Mordaunt and Co at Woolston and broken up in 1909

References

1. Habesch, David (2001). The Army's Navy : British Military Vessels and their History since Henry VIII. London: Chatham. p. 203. ISBN 1-86176-157-0.
2. Colledge, J J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 514.
3. Haws, Duncan (1982). Royal Mail Line & Nelson Line. Crowborough: TCL Publications. pp. 39, 50. ISBN 0-946378-00-2.

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