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TSMV ''Shanklin'' was a passenger ferry that operated between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight between 1951 and 1980.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=M/S SHANKLIN )〕 Renamed the ''Prince Ivanhoe'' she went on to become a pleasure cruiser in the Bristol Channel but in 1981 sank off the Welsh coast on her first season. ==Background and construction== Following the Second World War Southern Railway, who provided passenger and vehicle ferry services to the Isle of Wight, decided to replace the existing coal burning paddle steamers that operated on the Portsmouth to Ryde route with modern twin screw diesel powered vessels (TSMV). Initial plans, incorrectly based a predicted downward trend in passenger numbers, were to order the construction of two such vessels. These were to be the identical ships TSMV ''Southsea'' and TSMV ''Brading'' built by William Denny and Brothers in Dumbarton on Clydeside. They were launched in 1948 and went into service with the now nationalised British Railways. Increasing numbers of passengers figures quickly lead to the order for a third similar ship. TSMV ''Shanklin'' designed to replace the paddle steamer PS ''Shanklin''. Again built by William Denny and Brothers ''Shanklin'' was launched on 22 February 1951. The ceremony was performed by Mrs V. M Barrington-Ward whose husband was a member of the British Railways executive. As a result of experience gained from building and operating the ''Brading'' and ''Southsea'', ''Shanklin'' was designed slightly differently from her sisters. She had a taller funnel, raised lifeboats and increased passenger deck space. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TSMV Shanklin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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