The Portsmouth Queen was a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd. It was built by Thornycroft

John I. Thornycroft & Company

John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited, usually known simply as Thornycroft was a British shipbuilding firm started by John Isaac Thornycroft in the 19th century.-History:...

 of Woolston, Hampshire.

History

The vessel was built in 1966 to the exact design to the Gosport Queen and was delivered in a green and white livery. Later, it was repainted into the now standard Gosport Ferry

Gosport Ferry

The Gosport Ferry is a ferry service operating between Gosport pontoon and Portsmouth pontoon in Hampshire, southern England. It is currently operated by Gosport Ferry Ltd, a subsidiary of the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company plc, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Falkland Islands Holdings,...

 colours. The vessel is still in service and runs alongside the new Spirit of Gosport

Spirit of Gosport

Spirit of Gosport is a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd and built by Abels Shipbuilders in Bristol. -History:Spirit of Gosport was built in 2001 to replace the Portsmouth Queen on ferry duties. However, the company also wanted to replace the Solent Enterprise, which operated cruise...

or the Spirit of Portsmouth

Spirit of Portsmouth

Spirit of Portsmouth is a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd and built by VT Halmatic Ltd of Portchester. It is the company's newest vessel.-History:...

. It was always hard to tell 'Portsmouth Queen' apart from her sister 'Gosport Queen', because they really were twins. This changed in 1983 when 'Portsmouth Queen' had two ballast tanks added to her open stern, to give her aft propeller more thrust.