Isle of Wight Photo
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MV Brading
 British Railways IOW Ferries
MVs Brading & her sister ship Southsea at the builders yard of
William Denny Bros. of Dunbarton 1948
Built for British Railways for the Southern Region
They are 195ft in length with a beam of 42.25ft
837 gross tonnes and each can carry 1000 passengers
They were the first IOW Ferries to have RADAR fitted
In 1967 they received an overhaul giving them modern up to date interiors
Their gross tonnage increases to 986
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 British Railways Southern Region introduced Brading in March 1948 along with her sister ship Southsea
Service dates: 1948 - 1985
Picture Courtesy of Tom Lee (Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery)
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 MV Brading about 1958
Incorrectly described as a Steamer
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MV Brading Stormy Weather Crossing to Ryde About 1968
 MV Brading 1982
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 MV Brading about 1983 arriving at Ryde Pier Head
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 Passenger ferry, Brading, crossing from Portsmouth to Ryde 1984
Photographed from MV Southsea
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 MV Brading crossing from Ryde to Portsmouth with a slightly battered Bow
Photographed sometime after 1985
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 MV Brading's sister ship MV Southsea
Leaving Portsmouth for Ryde 1985
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 A sad ending
MV Brading at Pound's Scrapyard August 1994
Photo copyright Andrew S Cooke
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