1. HRH Princess Margaret and the rest of the Royal party enjoy the first official Channel crossing after naming the craft |
2. Passengers loading at Dover. Notice the hydraulically actuated steps fitted to the Seaspeed craft (BHC) |
3. Approaching the original Dover pad, space was very limited in this area (BHC) |
4. The craft on the original pad at Dover. Note how part of the port rudder appears to be missing (BHC) |
5. The Princess Margaret with her original shallow Mk I skirt in 1968 (Postcard) |
6. In service at Dover in 1968, the craft is unloaded ready for the next trip (A Jones) |
7. The Princess Margaret (now with Mk II skirt) enters the Channel departing Boulogne for Dover (BHC) |
8. This picture depicts the craft in the Channel and was taken just after the previous image (BHC) |
9. Arriving at Le Portel, Boulogne on a service in 1969 (Postcard) |
10. Cars loading at the rear of the Mk I craft on the original narrow ramps used |
11. The craft departs Boulogne for another crossing of the Channel (Postcard) |
12. At Dover in front of the craft's bow can be seen the service bay with the hydraulics jacks used to raise the craft |
13. The Princess Margaret comes to rest at Dover after another trip (BHC) |
Link to pictures of the conversion from Mk I to Mk III
Link to pictures of The Princess Margaret Mk III
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