Seaspeed SR-N6 Solent hovercraft services

Seaspeed operated two routes using SR-N6's - Cowes to Southampton and Cowes to Portsmouth Harbour. The terminals at Cowes and Southampton were on land while the Portsmouth harbour terminal was a pontoon alongside the IW ferry terminal at the end of the station.

The Cowes/Portsmouth service operated from April 1967 until September 1969.

See page on all the Seaspeed Solent services.

Click here for technical details of the SR-N6

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	Seaspeed Timetable Cowes - Southampton
	Seaspeed Timetable Cowes - Southampton and Cowes - Portsmouth
Seaspeed's SR-N6 leaving Cowes	Seaspeed's SR-N6 coming into Cowes
Seaspeed's SR-N6 coming into Cowes hover terminal - 26/10/67

Seaspeed SR-N6 hovercraft at Southampton, June 1967
(pictures contributed by Barry Quelch)

Seaspeed's SR-N6 coming into Southampton

Seaspeed SR-N6 at Southampton terminal

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Seaspeed SR-N6 hovercraft at Southampton, 1968
(pictures contributed by Richard Fuller)

Seaspeed's SR-N6 at the Southampton terminal - note the Woolston Floating Bridge and Toll House behind - the Floating Bridge was withdrawn in 1977 when the new Itchen Toll Bridge was opened.

Seaspeed SR-N6 leaving the Southampton terminal

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Seaspeed SR-N6 Sea Hawk hovercraft in July 1975
(note: this is a streched Mk1S, SR-N6)
(pictures contributed by Geoff Weatherhead)

Seaspeed's Sea Hawk Mk1S SR-N6 at Southampton

The Sea Hawk Mk1S SR-N6 leaving the Cowes terminal - passing in front of the BHC hanger before the Union Flag was painted on the doors.

Seaspeed SR-N6 hovercraft at Portsmouth
	1968 SR-N6 coming into the pontoon at Portsmouth harbour.
	Putting the gangway in place
	Passengers disembarking
	SR-N6 leaving Portsmouth Harbour pontoon