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Historic Lifeboat Owners Association has been set up for individuals who own, maintain, crew or have a general interest in historic lifeboats. The association is a community whereby people can share knowledge, experience, information and advise on the subject, organizes social events and historic
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The RNLI launched its first steam-powered lifeboat in 1889, but by 1905 was experimenting with petrol-engined boats. The first ones were based on pulling and sailing designs and had a single engine but retained sails. Boats with two engines started to appear in 1923 and diesel-engined boats in 1939.
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go alongside persons in the water without harming them, and the running costs were much less than conventional lifeboats. In 1972 a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) was developed at
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Later lifeboats were increased in length and were optionally powered by sail. Motors were introduced in the early 1900s. They had a greater range, facilitating the merging of lifeboat stations. Innovation in the design of lifeboats is continuous.
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design. They were double-ended and fitted with cork buoyancy aids. At least one remained in service for 40 years to be withdrawn by the RNLI. They are sometimes referred to as the 'North
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design in 1851. This was the standard RNLI boat for most of the second half of the nineteenth century and evolved over time. Being so widely used they were often referred to simply as 'self-righters'.
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Lifeboats designed for fast response to incidents close to shore. While there have been many designs since the first inshore rescue boats were introduced in 1963, they are divided into five classes:
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Suffolk-class pulling and sailing lifeboats continued to be built until 1918. The construction of single-engined boats then started but completion was delayed by the First World War.
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A sailing lifeboat designed to operate further from shore and around the sandbanks common off East Anglia. It was broader than the self-righting types which made it less likely to capsize.
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Liverpools were built between 1931 and 1941 and 32 with two engines between 1932 and 1954.
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whereby owners bring their boats and display them to the public; this event is organized by Fowey RNLI and is an opportunity to raise funds for the RNLI. Rallies have also been held in
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Boarding Boats are a variety of different types mostly used where lifeboats are moored afloat. Modern examples are inflatable boats but retired inshore lifeboats may also be used.
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2976:Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024
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2938:(Report). RNLI. 2023. p. 9.
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1947:1,800 kg (4,000 lb)
1910:1,500 kg (3,200 lb)
1873:1,250 kg (2,750 lb)
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2888:Harvey, William (1825).
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1981:4.9 m (16 ft)
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2821:List of RNLB lifeboats
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2826:List of RNLI stations
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20:(RNLI) has provided
3326:Riders of the Storm
2490:Rescue water craft
848:Norfolk and Suffolk
436:Norfolk and Suffolk
3160:TheLifeboats Story
2636:lifeboat rallies.
2380:Endurance (hours)
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3197:Padstow Lifeboats
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2350:
2347:
2346:
2343:
2340:
2337:
2334:
2331:
2328:
2325:
2322:
2319:
2316:
2310:
2309:
2306:
2303:
2300:
2297:
2294:
2291:
2288:
2285:
2282:
2279:
2273:
2272:
2269:
2266:
2263:
2260:
2257:
2254:
2251:
2248:
2245:
2242:
2236:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2223:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2213:
2208:
2204:
2203:
2200:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2191:
2189:
2186:
2183:
2180:
2175:
2171:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2158:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2148:
2143:
2139:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2129:
2126:
2123:
2122:(880 lb)
2118:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2102:
2098:
2097:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2086:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2076:
2071:
2067:
2066:
2063:
2061:
2058:
2055:
2052:
2051:(745 lb)
2047:
2044:
2041:
2038:
2033:
2029:
2028:
2026:
2024:
2021:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2002:
1998:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1976:
1973:
1968:
1964:
1963:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1951:
1948:
1945:
1942:
1939:
1936:
1931:
1927:
1926:
1923:
1920:
1917:
1914:
1911:
1908:
1905:
1902:
1899:
1894:
1890:
1889:
1886:
1883:
1880:
1877:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1865:
1862:
1857:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1832:
1829:
1824:
1820:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1798:
1795:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1760:
1755:
1751:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1729:
1726:
1721:
1717:
1716:
1715:Launch method
1713:
1710:
1707:
1704:
1703:Speed (knots)
1701:
1698:
1695:
1692:
1689:
1686:
1680:
1679:
1673:
1667:
1661:
1655:
1647:
1644:
1641:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1620:
1617:
1614:
1611:
1605:
1604:
1601:
1598:
1595:
1592:
1589:
1586:
1583:
1580:
1577:
1574:
1568:
1567:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1546:
1543:
1540:
1537:
1531:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1494:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1429:
1426:
1420:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1350:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1342:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1281:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1245:
1244:
1243:Launch method
1241:
1238:
1235:
1228:
1227:Speed (knots)
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1207:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1062:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
986:
985:
983:
980:
977:
972:
969:
966:
963:
957:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
941:
938:
935:
929:
928:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
902:
901:
898:
895:
892:
887:
884:
881:
878:
872:
871:
868:
865:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
844:
843:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
807:
802:
799:
796:
793:
787:
786:
784:
781:
779:
774:
771:
768:
765:
757:
756:
753:
750:
747:
742:
739:
736:
733:
727:
726:
723:
720:
715:
710:
707:
704:
701:
695:
694:
687:
686:Speed (knots)
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
666:
655:
652:
649:
648:
637:
634:
629:
626:
623:
617:
616:
614:
611:
605:
602:
599:
593:
592:
589:
586:
581:
578:
575:
569:
568:
557:
554:
549:
546:
543:
537:
536:
533:
530:
525:
523:
518:
512:
511:
504:
501:
496:
493:
490:
484:
483:
476:
473:
468:
465:
462:
456:
455:
452:
449:
444:
441:
438:
432:
431:
429:
426:
421:
418:
415:
409:
408:
396:
393:
388:
385:
382:
376:
375:
371:
368:
363:
360:
355:
349:
348:
341:
338:
333:
331:
328:
322:
321:
318:
317:Self-righting
315:
312:
309:
306:
288:
285:
283:
280:
255:
254:
251:
244:
243:
240:
233:
232:
229:
222:
221:
218:
211:
210:
207:
200:
199:
196:
190:
189:
186:
180:
179:
176:
170:
169:
166:
160:
159:
156:
150:
149:
146:
118:
115:
33:
30:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3642:
3631:
3628:
3627:
3625:
3618:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
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3601:
3585:
3581:
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3572:
3560:
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3535:
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3525:
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3505:
3501:
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3476:
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3405:
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3327:
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3308:
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3302:
3298:
3293:
3291:0-7509-4307-6
3287:
3283:
3276:
3273:
3268:
3266:0-7110-1835-9
3262:
3258:
3251:
3249:
3247:
3245:
3241:
3236:
3234:1-902953-01-0
3230:
3226:
3219:
3217:
3213:
3208:
3202:
3198:
3191:
3188:
3184:
3179:
3176:
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3147:
3142:
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3135:
3130:
3127:
3123:
3118:
3115:
3111:
3106:
3103:
3099:
3094:
3091:
3088:, p. 58.
3087:
3082:
3079:
3066:
3059:
3053:
3050:
3047:, p. 41.
3046:
3041:
3039:
3035:
3031:
3026:
3023:
3019:
3014:
3012:
3010:
3006:
3002:
2997:
2994:
2990:
2985:
2982:
2977:
2970:
2967:
2955:
2951:
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2892:
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2755:
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2680:
2677:
2670:
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2654:
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2637:
2630:
2623:
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2615:
2612:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2600:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2587:
2583:
2579:
2576:
2573:
2570:
2567:
2565:(30 ft)
2562:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2549:
2545:
2541:
2537:
2533:
2531:
2529:
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2516:
2513:
2512:
2508:
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2503:
2501:
2499:
2497:
2495:
2492:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2482:
2479:
2476:
2473:
2470:
2468:(26 ft)
2465:
2462:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2443:
2441:
2439:
2437:
2435:
2433:
2430:
2427:
2426:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2411:
2409:(12 ft)
2406:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2389:
2385:
2382:
2379:
2376:
2373:
2370:
2367:
2364:
2361:
2358:
2357:
2351:
2344:
2341:
2338:
2335:
2332:
2329:
2326:
2323:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2311:
2307:
2304:
2301:
2298:
2295:
2292:
2289:
2286:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2274:
2270:
2267:
2264:
2261:
2258:
2255:
2252:
2249:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2237:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2206:
2205:
2201:
2199:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2184:
2181:
2179:
2176:
2173:
2172:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2159:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2140:
2136:
2133:
2130:
2127:
2124:
2119:
2117:(16 ft)
2114:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2100:
2099:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2087:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2069:
2068:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2056:
2053:
2048:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2031:
2030:
2027:
2025:
2022:
2020:
2018:
2016:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2000:
1999:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1966:
1965:
1961:
1958:
1955:
1952:
1949:
1946:
1943:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1929:
1928:
1924:
1921:
1918:
1915:
1912:
1909:
1906:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1892:
1891:
1887:
1884:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1861:
1858:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1822:
1821:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1753:
1752:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1724:Boston Whaler
1722:
1719:
1718:
1714:
1711:
1708:
1705:
1702:
1700:Displacement
1699:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1687:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1674:
1672:
1668:
1666:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1653:
1652:
1651:
1645:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1630:
1627:
1624:
1621:
1618:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1602:
1599:
1596:
1593:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1532:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1495:
1491:
1488:
1485:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1458:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1421:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1405:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1347:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1198:Waveney-class
1190:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1115:(9.8 m)
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
984:
981:
978:
973:
970:
967:
964:
962:
961:Self-righting
959:
958:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
936:
934:
931:
930:
927:
924:
921:
918:
915:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
893:
888:
885:
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
824:
821:
819:
816:
815:
812:
810:
808:
806:(8.5 m)
803:
800:
797:
794:
792:
789:
788:
785:
782:
780:
775:
772:
769:
766:
764:
762:
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732:
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728:
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688:
685:
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679:
676:
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664:
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627:
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622:
619:
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539:
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519:
517:
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497:
494:
491:
489:
486:
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477:
474:
469:
466:
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461:
458:
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450:
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430:
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2368:Total built
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1210:Op. No.
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2568:61 kg
2457:Hovercraft
2120:400 kg
2049:338 kg
1934:Atlantic 85
1897:Atlantic 75
1860:Atlantic 21
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345:Peake-class
148:In service
3067:: 20. 1856
2875:References
2563:9.2 m
2407:3.8 m
2211:Zodiac III
1143:50 ft
1113:32 ft
1059:56 ft
889:37 ft
804:28 ft
776:64 ft
625:1869–1910
621:Whale Boat
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3257:Lifeboat!
2571:10 or 25
1971:Avon S650
1925:Carriage
1888:Carriage
1827:Zodiac IV
1793:McLachlan
1178:Up to 23
1073:Steam tug
922:21 to 23
864:14 to 17
841:70 to 120
818:Liverpool
749:78 to 85
480:whaleboat
413:Liverpool
380:Greathead
358:1884–1895
263:tenders.
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2815:See also
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2645:Cornwall
2601:3 m
2466:8 m
2178:RFD PB16
2115:5 m
906:Ramsgate
718:28 to 40
508:Beeching
404:Original
326:Beeching
276:Shannons
2920:15 July
2898:15 July
2698:Poolbeg
2657:Glasgow
2653:Belfast
2544:Shannon
2392:Arancia
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261:Y-class
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2074:Humber
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1688:Model
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1387:Mersey
1354:Medina
1206:Class
1160:Watson
1130:Thames
990:Solent
933:Rother
876:Oakley
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665:Class
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516:Plenty
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