P. S. MEDWAY QUEEN - HEROINE OF DUNKIRK
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Regional Flagship 2020
NHS-UK South East Region
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Medway Queen is now closed to visitors for the winter.
We will reopen in the early spring once it is permitted and safe to do so.
Please do continue to support the restoration project as and when you can.
The pandemic has wiped out our visitor revenue. Any help you can give to help us recover will be appreciated.
We will reopen in the early spring once it is permitted and safe to do so.
Please do continue to support the restoration project as and when you can.
The pandemic has wiped out our visitor revenue. Any help you can give to help us recover will be appreciated.
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The Medway Queen was launched in 1924 and entered service on Thames estuary routes in May of that year. She was used as a minesweeper in WWII and is famous for her seven trips to Dunkirk in 1940. After the war she returned to her old route until 1963. From 1966 until 1974 she was a nightclub in the Isle of Wight. The ship was returned to the river Medway in 1984 and the hull has now been rebuilt with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.
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Below: Medway Queen's move in July 2017 to allow Tongham to berth. (Thanks to Janet Dyjak)
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