PS Solent (1863)

PS Solent was a passenger vessel built for the Solent Steam Packet Company in 1863.

[1] She was built by George Inman of Lymington and launched on 1 May 1863.

[2] She went to Southampton in June 1863 for the fitting of her engines by J.

[3] She undertook her trial trip on 29 October 1863 from Lymington to Stokes Bay.

[4] She was acquired by the London and South Western Railway in 1884.