SS WORTHING 1928 - 1954
Leaving The Harbour / The Crew
By Laurie Stonehouse
The SS Worthing was built for the Southern Railway and was launched in May 1928, this steam ferry served Newhaven upto 1939, but in the september of 1939 she sailed for the navy and was a troop carrier during the war. She returned to Newhaven in the march of 1945 and continued as a ferry to 1954.
SS Worthing - C1950
Private Collection of JK Stonehouse
Crew of the SS Worthing - 18/10/1934 on a day out.
Private Collection of JK Stonehouse