Thanks to Alexandra Whittall for the picture.
Some info: "i am sending you a photo of the sheppey queen. i know a good friend of mine
has been in touch with you already... this photo does not show the name, but
many people will recognise her i am sure. i will try and procure another
photo that is with name and clearer.
i am really keen to track down stories and leads about the sheppey queen.
i know that she was built by the sittingbourne boat building company in
1946... some say she was the art/harty ferry from the isle of sheppey...
i have also recently been sent a photograph of her on the river clyde in the
50s...carrying some 70 people.
i also know that in the early 70's she was the ferry that took workers to
and from the ford factory at dagenham...
i would love to know what the people out there know.... i am thinking of
trying to put a photograph in the newspaper in the area of sheppey and
sittingbourne..
thank you for any links that you may have... i am sure that there will be
photographs, and articles and stories about her, just need to follow the
trail!
by the way, i am the owner of the sheppey queen... i am hoping by next year,
to have found some replacement engines for her, and maybe sail her down to
sheppey.... do you know of any funding connected with the heritage of the
island?"