Solent-class lifeboat

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Class overview
Builders: Various
Operators: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by: Waveney
Succeeded by: Rother
Built: 1969–1973[1]
In service: 1969–1994
Completed: 11
Retired: 11
General characteristics
Type: motor lifeboat
Displacement: 27-tons
Length: 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Beam: 14 ft (4.3 m)
Draught: 3 ft 1 in (0.94 m)
Propulsion: Two diesel engines (various models)
Speed: 8 kn (15 km/h)
Range: 150nm
Crew: 7

The Solent-Class lifeboat was a steel-hulled version of the previous Oakley-class self-righting lifeboat and is sometimes referred to as the Mark III.[2]

Description

This lifeboat had a watertight wheelhouse providing buoyancy, the cabin was fitted with sliding doors.[2] The Solent-class was the last design of the traditional displacement-type lifeboat, self-righting or not, to come from the drawing boards of the RNLI.[2] There were a Mark I and Mark II versions of the class with the only distinguishing difference between the two Marks was that the helmsman had a seat as opposed to a stool on the Mark I and the later Mark was fitted with hinged doors. The Mark II entered service in 1972.[2]

Propulsion

This class of lifeboat was powered by twin 110 horsepower Gardner diesel engines which gave the boat a top speed of 8 kn (15 km/h). There were twin spade rudders installed which were coupled to Mathway manual steering gear which gave this class a much better manoeuvrability than earlier classes of lifeboats.

Solent Fleet

The Mark I

ON Op. No. Name Built Builder Length Width In service  Principal stations  Further use Image
1007 48-004 George Urie Scott 1969 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1969 - 1990 Lochinver Sold in 1990, re-named Lunga
1008 48-005 James and Mariska Joicey 1969 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1969 - 1990 Peterhead Sold out of the fleet in 1990, At Donegal August 2012
1009 48-006 Jack Shayler and the Lees 1970 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1970 - 1994 Bembridge Sold out of fleet in 1994, re-named Anni
1010 48-007 David and Elizabeth King and E.B. 1970 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1970 - 1990 Longhope Sold out of fleet 1990, re-named Storm
1011 48-008 R. Hope Roberts 1969 Camper & Nicholson 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1969 - 1993 Rosslare Sold out of Fleet 1993, re-named ANL Sea Guardian
1012 48-009 City of Birmingham 1970 Camper & Nicholson 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1970 - 1990 Walton-on-the-Naize Sold out of Fleet 1993. In Uruguay in 1994 and re-named ADES 14
1013 48-010 The Royal British Legion Jubilee 1970 Camper & Nicholson 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1970 - 1990 Relief Fleet Sold out of fleet 1990. Now under restoration on the Calder and Hebble Navigation in Wakefield (2012)
1014 48-011 The Three Sisters 1970 Camper & Nicholson 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1970 - 1990 Thurso Sold out of fleet 1990. Undergoing conversion to survey boat in Plymouth (2012)

The Mark II

ON Op. No. Name Built Builder Length Width In service  Principal stations  Further use Image
1019 48-014 Lady MacRobert 1972 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1972 - 1989 Montrose Sold out of fleet 1993.
1020 48-015 Hugh William Viscount Gough 1973 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1973 - 1993 Stornaway Sold out of fleet 1993.
1021 48-016 Douglas Currie 1973 Groves & Gutteridge 48 feet 6 inches (14.78 m) 14 feet (4.3 m) 1973 - 1992 Macduff Sold out of fleet 1992

References

  1. ↑ Lifeboat – In Danger’s Hour. Author: Howarth, Patrick. Publisher:Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, Third Impression 1982. Work= The RNLI, Facts and Figures, page 140. ISBN 0 600 34959 4
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rescue at Sea – An International History of Lifesaving, Coastal Rescue Craft and Organisations. Author: Evans, Clayton. Publisher: Conway Maritime Press – Chrysalis Books Plc. 2003. Work= Part II, Chapter 19 – To Right or Not to Right? Page 161. ISBN 0 85177 934 4
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