''Portsmouth Queen'' was a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd. It was built by

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History

The vessel was built in 1966 to the exact design to the

Gosport Queen ''Gosport Queen'' was a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company. It was built by John I Thornycroft & Company of Woolston, Southampton. History The ''Gosport Queen'' was built in 1966 to the exact design to the '' Portsmouth Queen'' and was d ...

and was delivered in a green and white livery. Later, it was repainted into the now standard

Gosport Ferry The Gosport Ferry is a ferry service for pedestrians and cyclists operating between Gosport and Portsmouth in Hampshire, southern England. It is currently operated by Gosport Ferry Ltd, a subsidiary of the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company Ltd, ...

colours. The vessel is no longer in service, but use to run alongside the new '' Spirit of Gosport'' or the '' Spirit of Portsmouth''. In the early days it was always hard to tell ''Portsmouth Queen'' apart from her twin sister

. The ''Portsmouth Queen'' was sold to Absolute Charters and left Gosport for the final time on 29 February 2016, to start a new life on the

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in London, and was renamed 'London Queen'. However work stalled on the refit of the former Portsmouth Queen and the vessel remained in Queenborough and was once again up for sale. In April 2022, she was in the drying harbour in St Peter Port, Guernsey. However, in June 2022 under tow she returned to the UK.

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Details about the Portsmouth Queen
Ferries of England Gosport Ferry 1966 ships Ships built by John I. Thornycroft & Company {{ferry-stub