McLachlan-class lifeboat

A-504 is preserved at Chatham
Class overview
Name: McLachlan class
Builders: William Osborne, Littlehampton
Operators: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by: Hatch
Succeeded by: Atlantic 21
Built: 1967–1973
In service: 1967–2001
Completed: 10
Retired: 10
General characteristics
Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Beam: 8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion: 2 x 60 hp inboard engines with sterndrives
Speed: 22 knots (25 mph)
Complement: 2-3

The McLachlan-class lifeboat was part of the A class of lifeboats formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the B-class (Atlantic 21).[1]

Fleet

Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] Old Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] Built In service Station Comments
A-503 18-02 1967 1967–1970
1971–1972		 Eastney
Pill
A-504 18-004 1970 1970–1983 Weston-super-Mare On display at the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection within Chatham Historic Dockyard.
A-505 18-005 1970 1970–1981
1972–1973
1974–1975
1977–2001		 Eastney
Oban
Eastney
Humber (Boarding boat)		 At Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration
A-506 18-006 1972 1972
1972–1979
1979–1980		 Peel
Relief fleet
Plymouth
A-507 18-007 1972 1973–1976
1977–1979
1979–1980
1980–1983		 Peel
Plymouth
Relief fleet
Plymouth		 On display at RNLI Henry Blogg Museum at Cromer
A-508 18-008 1971 1971–1974
1974–1979
1980–1987		 Eastney
Invergordon
Falmouth
A-509 18-009 1972 1972–1976
1978
1978–1988		 Plymouth
Brighton
Relief fleet
A-510 18-010 1973 1973–1974
1975–1984
1986–1987		 Pill
Ramsgate
Humber (Boarding boat)
A-511 18-011 1973 1973–1980 Oban
A-512 18-012 1973 1975–1987 Torbay
  1. 1 2 Op. No. stands for RNLI Operational Number

References

  1. ↑ Leach, Nicholas (30 April 2014). The Lifeboat Service in South East England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617572.
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