Across the Old Mill Pond you get a great view of the PS Ryde. Now little more than a rusting hulk, in her heyday she was a paddle steamer acting as a passenger ferry between the Isle of Wight and the mainland. The PS Ryde fulfilled this role between the mid 1930s and the late 1960s, with a break during the Second World War where she saw active service as a mine sweeper and an anti-aircraft ship.

Tim Wormleighton

July 29, 2025

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It's not really a shipwreck as such, but it is the remains of the abandoned Paddle Steamer Ryde. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Ryde

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