Solent Collection

Short Solent Passener Flying Boat - Victoria Falls - Zambesi
A Short Solent Passenger Flying Boat (G-AHIN) close to the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River - Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1949

An RAF Westland Wessex flies over HMS Fearless (L10) at ?
An RAF Westland Wessex flies over HMS Fearless (L10) at Lee-on-Solent, 2 March 1966

Queen Elizabeth Liner
The Queen Elizabeth, the largest of the P. & O. Liners, seen here in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight, England

Short S45 Solent of TEAL

British Hovercraft Corporation BH7 Mk2, 12 April 1972, on its return to HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent, after nine weeks of trials in the Baltic Sea. Date: 1972

The Aquila Airways Solent III, G-AKNU Sydney in Funchal Bay, Madeira

Steamer Solent leaving Lymington Pier for Isle of Wight
The Ferry Steamer Solent leaving Lymington Pier for the Isle of Wight. Date: 1908

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Pera leaving Southampton
The " Pera" with members of the House of Commons on board, leaving Southampton to take part in the Cherbourg Fetes

Short S45 Solent interior -Cabin C

Short S45 Solent 4 of TEAL (forward view) aloft

Paddle Steamer Balmoral, Isle of Wight
Paddle Steamer Balmoral, near The Solent, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1922

Fairey Gannet AS.1 WN346
Royal Navy - Fairey Gannet AS.1 WN346 (msn F.9118, to A2493), at RNAS Lee on Solent Date: 1962

The Solent from Waverley Caravan Park, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1969

The Hovertravel Ryde to Portsmouth hovercraft arrives on the mainlaind at Southsea after crossing the Solent from the Isle of Wight

Lord Inverclyde presenting the McKenzie Cup for the ladies swimming race at the Glasgow South Side Ladies Gala at the Govanhill Baths

Short S. 45 Solent 3 G-AKNO at Tower Bridge
Short S.45 Solent 3 G-AKNO (msn S.1294) at Tower Bridge

Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV911 (msn AW.6126), of the Royal Navy Historic Flight, at RNAS Lee on Solent, on 3 June 1994. Date: 1994

Vickers VA. 3 hovercraft G-15-243
Vickers VA.3 hovercraft G-15-243, under way during trials on the Solent, 17 May 1962. Date: 1962

Fatality on the Royal Yacht Britannia
The flag flies at half-mast on the Royal Yacht Britannia, to commemorate the death of Ernest Friend, a second mate who was swept overboard and drowned. Date: 1931

Regatta at Ryde
A starting gun signals the beginning of a yacht race as part of a regatta at Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1931

Solent Yacht Owners Racing Colours

Aermacchi-Lockheed AL-60B-1 OY-AFR (msn 6144/2), early in the morning at a 1960s Biggin Hill Air Fair

Short S. 25 Sandringham 4 VP-LVE
Short S.25 Sandringham 4 VP-LVE Southern Cross (msn SH.55c, ex JM715), of Antilles Air Boats, registered in British Virgin Isles. View from the cabin during take-off at Calshot, in October 1977

Vickers VA. 1 hovercraft
Vickers VA.1 hovercraft, (G-15-252) at Royal Naval Air Station Lee on the Solent, for trials. Date: circa 1961

Short S. 45 Solent Mk. 3 N9946F
Short S.45 Solent Mk.3 N9946F Isle of Tahiti of South Pacific Airlines at San Francisco. Delivered to the Royal Air Force as Short Seaford I NJ203

The Cherbourg Fetes, the Royal Yacht passing the Needles
The Cherbourg Fetes - the Royal Yacht passing the Needles. Date: 1858

Supermarine Sea Lion 3 / III on Slipway During the Schneider Trophy Races at Cowes on 27 and 28 September 1923 Date: 1923

The King and his fleet, Spithead, July 1914 -- some 400 ships assembled in the Solent. Date: 1914

A production Fairey Seafox taxies on the Solent in July 1937. Date: 1937

Three young women on a yacht at Cowes, Isle of Wight
Three young women standing on the deck of Mr Inglebys yacht Esperance in the Solent during the Cowes Regatta, Isle of Wight, dressed in almost identical outfits

Yacht Racing at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
Original Redwing class racing off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England

Cowes - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew. Date: 1901

The entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, IOW
The entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Cover design, BOAC to South Africa by Solent Flying Boat. 20th century

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - During the High Season Date: 1908

Short Solent 2 at mooring

Short S45 Solent of BOAC over water

Yachts on the Solent (1920). Steer, Philip Wilson 1860-1942. Date: 1920

Two Westland Wessex HU5 helicopters, XS491 and XS523, fr?
Two Westland Wessex HU5 helicopters, XS491 and XS523, from HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent

Entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight
The entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Two Westland SRN5s, SR-N5-002 and SR-N5-001 in the Solent

Short Seaford, NJ201, while fitted with Solent-type floats

Short S45 Solent G-AHIU Solway of BOAC
Short S45 Solent, G-AHIU, Solway, of BOAC

Short S8 / 8 Rangoon G-AEIM (formerly S1433) taxying
Short S8/8 Rangoon, G-AEIM (formerly S1433), taxying in the Solent at Hamble Aerodrome after conversion to a crew trainer by Imperial Airways

A BOAC Short S45 Solent 3 G-AHIM on Vaaldam South Africa
A BOAC Short S45 Solent 3, G-AHIM, on Vaaldam, South Africa

Saunders-Roe A33 K4773
Saunders-Roe A33, K4773, following structural failure of the mainplane during high-speed taxy tests in the Solent

Supermarine S5 N219 under tow in the Solent
Supermarine S5, N219, under tow in the Solent

Sopwith Bat Boat I powered by a 100hp Green engine flying over the Solent. The Mortimer Singer machine. 1913. Date: 1913

Typical Short Solent upper-deck cabin
A typical Short Solent upper-deck cabin looking back towards the head of the stairway. The removal of one line of chairs illustrates how the layout may be varied to suit different requirements

Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh at Short & Harland
Princess Elizabeth, followed by the Duke of Edinburgh and E.D.A. Herbert, OBE, chairman, Short & Harland after inspecting Short Solent 4, ZK-AML, Aotearoa II, of TEAL on 26 May 1949. Date: 1949

Short Solent 4 ZK-AML Aotearoa II of TEAL
Short Solent 4, ZK-AML, Aotearoa II, of TEAL

Spithead Review - Diamond Jubilee
The spectacle of thirty miles of British war ships assembled at Spithead for a Naval Review on the Solent in honour of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1897

The Dornier Dox seaplane in the Solent

The Seaplane Dornier Dox in the Solent with the Majestic behind Date: C. 1929

Family on Solent Road Beach, Southbourne
Family playing on Solent Road Beach, Southbourne. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard

HMS Yacht Britannia, flying the Royal Yacht Societys (RYS)Commodore flag - sailing out of Cowes Roads, Isle of Wight

Sailing Barge off Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, 1833
Engraving showing a sailing barge in the Solent, with Norris Castle on the Isle of Wight in the background, 1833

Mrs. Arthur Hamilton, 1915
Photographic portrait of Mrs. Arthur Hamilton, famous society swimmer, dressed in her bathing costume, c.1915. Mrs

Sailing Canoe Race in the Solent, 1871
Engraving showing a race held between sailing canoes (or miniature yachts ) in the Solent, off Hampshire, 1871. In the background a steamer, full of spectators, is visible

The Cyclone Sail, 1897
Photograph of a small boat with an experimental Cyclone sail in the Solent, August 1897. This sail, shaped like an umbrella 30 foot wide, was designed to propel a boat without any heeling action

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