PS Southsea (1930)

PS Southsea was a passenger vessel built for the Southern Railway in 1930.

History
The ship was built by Fairfield, Govan and launched on 2 April 1930 She was one of an order for two new ships, the other being PS Whippingham (1930).

She was deployed on the Portsmouth to Ryde ferry service, but as one of the largest vessels commissioned for the company, also operated excursions from Portsmouth.

She was requisitioned by the Admiralty and nn 1940 she took part in the evacuation from Dunkirk, and then was used as a minesweeper. She was mined at the mouth of the River Tyne on 16 February 1941 with the loss of all of her crew, and declared wrecked.