The Trust hopes to save Princess Anne as it is in a better location and better condition than Princess Margaret. The Princess Margaret and the Princess Anne are the largest hovercraft in history. Christopher Cockerill envisioned a future where we would cross the Atlantic in huge, nuclear-powered hovercraft. Built in 1969, “The Princess Anne” was the second of six giant hovercraft built in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. A number of options have been considered for this, none of them cheap or quick to implement, so in the short term, individual repairs will continue to be carried out by our small engineering team. ('Sure' broken up in 1989, 'The Prince of Wales' gutted by fire in 1991, 'Sir Christopher' broken up in 1998, 'Swift' broken up in 2004) Search. She is the last of her kind in the world. Due to the latest Government restrictions coming into effect recently we are sadly forced to remain closed on New Years Day. Wednesday this week we will drop the bow ramp to allow access for volunteers to prep part of the craft for public access but we have a huge job list to do before the craft is fully open and accessible. The Hovercraft Museum is open today as normal, from 10.00 - 4.00, and we look forward to welcoming you! The channel was being beaten by a heavy storm, the waves were massive and the wind was incredibly strong. JPIMedia ... Former Leeds war hospital visit proves a family affair for Princess Anne. 20 years ago today, 3rd December 2000, The Hovercraft Museum welcomed the arrival of the first of the two SRN4 Mk III craft, The Princess Anne from Dover. We also have to consider the bigger picture and fit in with the redevelopment of the Daedalus site which is primarily happening to create new jobs. After this period, it would be the intention of the HCA to hand over ownership to the Museum. If you would like to help us on this project (no practical experience necessary), whether it be cleaning, painting, electrical, woodwork or metalwork, please speak to any of our volunteers here today or email us at enquiries@hovercraft-museum.org. Campaign is launched to save the last surviving cross-Channel hovercraft dubbed 'Concorde of the Sea' from the scrapheap. The landowner is also the owner of the 2 Hovercraft which means access … Finally, the Radars have been replaced on top of the cockpit after being refinished and a large, unsightly and redundant power cable has been removed. Join Christopher and 21,999 supporters today. Overall: 216 mm x 382 mm x 600 mm. A decommissioned hovercraft that was launched by Princes Anne is now a centrepiece in the Hovercraft Museum. The museum is under threat from housing and business development. Capable of carrying 427 passengers and up to 60 cars her service speed was 65 Knots (approximately 75mph). A petition in 2016 to save an SR-N4, ‘The Princess Anne’ for display at the Hovercraft Museum near Portsmouth in the UK was successful, and the process of restoring one of the giant ‘Mountbatten’ hovercraft continues this year. One ex-Seaspeed SR.N4 craft, The Princess Anne, remains and is stored at the Hovercraft Museum, Lee-on-Solent. JPIMedia - Archive. Please go here to donate toward her restoration! We would like to thank the team at HCA, the 23,000 signatories to our petition and the support of the Museum’s local MP Caroline Dineage. Accompanied by our sister company Hovertravel, operate a fleet of 12000TDs between Southsea and the Isle of Wight, HRH Princess Anne attended in person to visit the iconic hovercraft … All being well, the work will commence in the early morning of Saturday 18th March, with a small focussed team of personnel. SRN4 “The Princess Anne” saved for the Nation! We have plenty of undercover areas at the Museum, with sufficient space for social distancing.