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History
Name	1900–1901: PS Solent 1901–????: PS Red Cross II
Operator	1900–1901: London and South Western Railway 1901–????: Metropolitan Asylums Board
Port of registry
Builder	Mordey, Carney (Southampton) Ltd.
Launched	25 August 1900
General characteristics
Tonnage	161 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	120 feet (37 m)
Beam	18.5 feet (5.6 m)
Draught	8.9 feet (2.7 m)

PS Solent was a passenger vessel built for the London and South Western Railway in 1900.

History

The Solent was built by Mordey, Carney (Southampton) Limited and launched on 25 August 1900.

She was designed for a speed of 11 knots, with passenger accommodation comprising a promenade deck extending from the stern to within 23 feet for the stem, and a circular front. A saloon was situated aft, extending the full breadth of the vessel.

However, the vessel did not meet the expectations of the railway company, and was sold before registration to the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and renamed Red Cross II. The railway company ordered another paddle steamer from the same company, Solent which was launched in 1902.

References

1. ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. "Launch of a South-Western Steamer at Woolston". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 29 August 1900. Retrieved 1 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

• 1900 ships
• Steamships of the United Kingdom
• Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
• Ships of the London and South Western Railway
• Ships built in Southampton