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The Oakley-class lifeboat refers to two types of self-righting lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1958 and 1993. The 37-foot (11.3 m) Oakley was designed for carriage launching, while the larger 48-foot-6-inch (14.8 m) version was designed for slipway ...
Mundesley Volunteer Lifeboat Bacton: Bacton, Norfolk: 1857–1882 Palling: Palling, Norfolk: 1852–1930 No evidence of Old Lifeboat Station. Independent lifeboat operated since 1972 by Sea Palling Independent Rescue [7] Winterton: Winterton, Norfolk: 1823–1925 Just the building foundations remain Caister: Caister, Norfolk: 1845–1969
This is a list of notable RNLB coastal rescue lifeboats. Where applicable, their Official Number (or 'ON') is also given. RNLB H F Bailey III (ON 777) RNLB Lucy Lavers (ON 832) RNLB Forester’s Centenary (ON 786) RNLB Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (ON 960) RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353) RNLB Jesse Lumb (ON 822)
Talus MB-H is a continuous track launch tractor which was specifically designed for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to launch and recover carriage mounted lifeboats, particularly the Mersey-class lifeboat, from beach-launched lifeboat stations. [1] In total, 31 tractors were manufactured by Clayton Engineering Limited of ...
The Rother-class lifeboat was a self-righting lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1972 and 1995. They were based on the 37 ft (11 m) Oakley-class lifeboat .
Since its inception, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has provided lifeboats to lifeboat stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.. Once past their operation life, the boats have mostly been sold by the RNLI and purchased for domestic use, marine businesses for usage such as further sea lifesaving functions, diving, fishing and pleasure trips or to maritime lifesaving ...
The Watson-class lifeboat is a design of wooden lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1888 and 1991. There were several variations over the years but all the boats had hulls that conformed to a design by George Lennox Watson , the RNLI's naval architect ...
The Waveney-class lifeboat was the first class of lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) capable of operating at speeds in excess of 10 knots (12 mph). [1] Based on an American design, 22 saw operational service between 1964 and 1999 at the RNLI's stations around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland .