PS Medway Queen
The PS Medway Queen is a paddle driven steamship, the only mobile estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom. She was one of the "little Ships of Dunkirk", making a record seven trips and rescuing 7,000 men in the evacuation of Dunkirk.Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: 1924 paddle steamer
- Also known as: “Medway Queen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Medway Police Station and Nasir Mosque.
Medway Police Station
Public building
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Medway Police Station is the main Kent Police facility for the Medway towns, located on Purser Way in Gillingham, Kent. It serves all Medway divisions and replaced several older local stations in Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Rainham. Medway Police Station is situated 1,800 feet west of PS Medway Queen.
Nasir Mosque
Mosque
Nasir Mosque is a mosque in Gillingham, Kent, England. Located on Richmond Road, it was established in 1975 as Nasir Hall. It is among the earliest mosques established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK and can accommodate 300 worshippers. Nasir Mosque is situated 1,500 feet southwest of PS Medway Queen.
Lower Lines Park
Park
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Lines Park, also known as Admiral's Gardens, is a public park in Gillingham, Kent. The park is part of the former Chatham Lines, a defensive moat built in 1803 to protect Chatham Dockyard. Lower Lines Park is situated 2,900 feet west of PS Medway Queen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillingham and Brompton.
Gillingham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gillingham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Brompton
Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brompton is a suburban village situated between the town centres of Gillingham and Chatham, lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in Medway, Kent, England. Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.
Chatham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatham is a historic maritime town in the English county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.
PS Medway Queen
- Categories: paddle steamer, museum ship, preserved watercraft, and historic site
- Location: Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.39815° or 51° 23′ 53″ northLongitude
0.55501° or 0° 33′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9F329HX4+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 767830286OpenStreetMap feature
building=boatOpenStreetMap feature
historic=Historical_Paddle_SteamerWikidata ID
Q7120866
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“PS Medway Queen” goes by many names.
- French: “PS Medway Queen”
- Irish: “PS Medway Queen”
- Russian: “PS Medway Queen”
- “PS Medway Queen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gillingham Pier and Site of Gillingham fort, Gillingham.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Medway Queen Preservation Society and Freyr’s on MV Tongham.
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