1. Having been modified to Mk II status, the craft is tested by BHC before re-delivery |
2. Now back in service with Hoverlloyd, Swift is shown here in mid-Channel |
3. Notice the wider, flatter side decks on the Mk II craft which is the main distinguishing feature |
4. A good shot of the craft heading towards the camera |
5. Swift underway in typical Channel conditions |
6. Arriving on the Pegwell Bay pad in this great view taken from the roof of the terminal building |
7. An interesting comparison to the Mk I picture 13 - the craft now shown modified to Mk II standard (Hoverlloyd) |
8. Swift leaves the Pegwell Bay pad for Calais while 'Sure' loads in the foreground |
9. On the pad at Pegwell Bay, Swift provides a backdrop to checking-in procedures (Hoverlloyd Brochure) |
10. Swift underway in the Channel in the days of her Hoverlloyd service (Hoverlloyd Brochure) |
11. Arriving on the Ramsgate pad (Postcard) |
12. The craft underway in mid-Channel (Postcard) |
13. Now in Hoverspeed livery, Swift departs the new Dover pad bound for Calais (BHC) |
14. Underway at speed in Hoverspeed livery (BHC) |
15. Arriving at the new Dover Hoverport on another trip from Calais (J Hendy) |
16. Loading cars on the Dover pad (Hoverspeed publicity brochure) |
17. Arriving at Dover's pad in 1991 (Hoverspeed) |
18. Departing from the Calais pad for another journey to Dover in 1991 |
19. With Dover's white cliffs and ferry port in the background, the craft starts another trip to Calais |
20. Swift leaving Boulogne bound for Dover |
21. A postcard showing the craft on the Calais pad & the routes operated by Hoverspeed (Hoverspeed) |
22. Swift awaiting passengers and cars for another trip while The Prince of Wales unloads in the background |
23. Laid up at Dover awaiting potential sale |
24. Swift in a sorry state of repair on the Dover pad before being moved to Lee-on-Solent |
25. A closer view of the damage which was apparently caused by a reversing Mk III craft ! |
26. Swift as she is now (1998) at Lee-on-Solent, preserved by the trustees of the Hovercraft Museum |
Link to pictures of Swift Mk I
Link to detail photos of Swift as she is now preserved at the Hovercraft Museum
(All images courtesy of BHC / The Hovercraft Museum Library / The Author unless credited otherwise)
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