The origins of Hoverlloyd can be traced back to a decision made by
Swedish Lloyd shipping company in 1964 to investigate the possibility of operating a hovercraft service, which was then a pioneering and untried concept to any business.
[3] The company soon formed a partnership with
Swedish American Line, owned by Brostroms Rederi AB
Accordingly, the two firms jointly formed a new venture to address this market; this entity was originally named the Cross-Channel Hover Services Ltd, which was registered as a British company in 1965. The company was renamed to Hoverlloyd Ltd
Between 1969 and 1977, Hoverlloyd took delivery of a total of four significantly larger
SR.N4 hovercraft,
The SR.N4s were given the names Sure, Swift, Sir Christopher, and The Prince of Wales
After merging with Seaspeed in 1981, services gradually moved down to Dover and the remaining buildings were left derelict and later demolished by the 90’s. Today only a bridge and road markings survive.
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