East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England: The 165-ton SRN 4 Mountbatten Hovercraft enters The Solent for its first waterborn trials 2/4. This 130-foot hovercraft, reputedly the largest in the world, will skim across the surface of the English Channel at 70 knots, starting next August, carrying 150 passengers and 30 cars as part of the British Railways' cross-channel service.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England: The 165-ton SRN 4 Mountbatten Hovercraft enters The Solent for its first waterborn trials 2/4. This 130-foot hovercraft, reputedly the largest in the world, will skim across the surface of the English Channel at 70 knots, starting next August, carrying 150 passengers and 30 cars as part of the British Railways' cross-channel service.

Associated Press · [ca. February 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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