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2. 52-foot Motor Lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The four 52' MLBs: Invincible, Intrepid, Triumph, and Victory (L-R) USCG Invincible II heavy weather motor lifeboat The Coast Guard bills the 52-foot MLBs as "virtually unsinkable", with self-righting and self-bailing capabilities and the ability to tow vessels as large as 750 long tons (760 t) in 30-foot (9.1 m) seas. [ 5 ]

3. USCGC Triumph - Wikipedia

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   Unlike the Triumph which was not self-righting, modern motor lifeboats are designed to be self-righting—they mount buoyancy chambers which will rapidly force the boats right-side-up, if they overturned. [3] The 52-foot wooden-hulled motor lifeboats were replaced in the 1950s and 1960s by the steel-hulled 52-foot Motor Lifeboats.

4. Barnett-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The 60 ft (18.3 m) Barnett was the first twin-engined, twin-screw RNLI lifeboat, and when introduced in 1923, the largest. Designed by RNLI naval architect James Rennie Barnett, the boats pioneered many features which were to become standard on future lifeboats.

5. Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment - Wikipedia

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   The station has nine search and rescue boats, including the 52-foot (16 m) motor lifeboat Triumph (52'-SPC-HWX), two 47-foot (14 m) motor lifeboats (47'-MLB), and two 29-foot (8.8 m) Defender class response boats (25'-RBS). The 52'-SPC-HWX and the 47'-MLB have all been designed for operations in heavy surf conditions and are capable of being ...

6. RNLB Spirit of Lowestoft (ON 1132) - Wikipedia

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   52 ft 5 in (15.98 m) overall: Beam: ... The lifeboat began its service at the station in 1987 and was replaced by a Shannon class boat in 2014. Notable rescues and awards

7. Lerwick Lifeboat Station - Wikipedia

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   A 52-foot Arun-class lifeboat was placed at Lerwick in 1978, 52-10 Soldian (ON 1057). In 19 years service, this boat was launched 245 times, and rescue 260 lives. The boat would see some of the most dramatic rescue services, and RNLI Gallantry Medals were awarded on no fewer than five occasions, a silver and 4 bronze. Coxswain Hewitt Clark was ...