Ramsgate Hoverport
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Ramsgate International Hoverport was the world's first purpose-built hoverport constructed on the coast at the village of Cliffsend, around 2 miles from Ramsgate, with direct access to Pegwell Bay. Th
The SR.N4 hovercraft Sir Christopher on the landing pad at Ramsgate Hoverport
SR.N4
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The SR.N4 hovercraft is a retired combined passenger and vehicle-carrying class of hovercraft. The type has the distinction of being the largest civil hovercraft to have ever been put into service.
Ramsgate Hoverport
…access to Pegwell Bay. The hoverport was purpose built in 1969 by hovercraft operator Hoverlloyd to serve the English Channel crossing market using SR.N4 hovercraft. It operated passenger services until 1982 following a merger with rival Seaspeed to form the combined Hoverspeed, and operated exclusively…
Mark III SR.N4 arriving in Dover on its last commercial flight October 2000
Princess Anne at Calais
The interior of The Princess Anne in 2019
Princess Margaret at the mouth of the Western Docks in Dover, 1998