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 currently closed to visitors due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Please do continue to support the restoration project as and when you can and we will re-open at the earliest opportunity.
The pandemic has wiped out our visitor revenue. Any help you can give to tide us over will be appreciated.
The pandemic has wiped out our visitor revenue. Any help you can give to tide us over 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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