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1060:Atlantic 21
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614:28 November
592:28 November
548:28 November
489:3 September
352:Vera Ravine
271:In service
124:3.86 tonnes
76:Preceded by
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1239:Categories
1117:Zodiac III
655:RNLI Fleet
636:8 November
467:1 November
447:References
340:Hunstanton
229:Hunstanton
201:hovercraft
189:Complement
153:Propulsion
92:In service
1097:Avon S650
1076:Zodiac IV
1044:McLachlan
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869:Liverpool
864:Greathead
526:19 August
376:2004–2016
316:Morecambe
277:Comments
173:Endurance
100:Completed
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60:Operators
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787:Mark III
416:Samburgh
181:Capacity
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793:H-class
782:Mark II
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755:B-class
728:Shannon
570:24 July
386:Hoylake
265:Op.No.
241:Hoylake
176:3 hours
145:Draught
31:in 2005
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1128:Mark I
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1102:Dunlop
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889:Plenty
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610:. RNLI
588:. RNLI
544:. RNLI
463:. RNLI
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412:H-007
402:2005–
394:H-006
378:2016–
368:H-005
356:2004–
348:H-004
336:2003–
324:H-003
312:2002–
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282:H-001
231:, and
129:Length
108:Active
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988:Brede
957:Steam
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301:H-002
268:Name
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161:Speed
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