by magoonigal » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:25 pm
The Last Severn Fast Afloat boat to be built.
Hull and superstructure by Green Marine with fitting out by the Berthon Boat Company.
Legacies of Miss Joan Nye, Miss C H G Willis, Mrs M Howard, and others.
Cost £1,800,000.
Fitted with twin Caterpillar 1,200 bhp diesels giving a speed of 25 knots.
Length 55ft 9ins. Beam 18ft. Draught 5ft 6ins.
Fuel Capacity 1,200 Gallons. Displacement 36.9 Tons.
Designed by the RNLI's In-House Team the engines are positioned aft and the hull is divided into seven compartments.
The deckhouse has seating for six crew and a Doctor with room for two loaded stretchers. A small Y class inflatable, launched by a davit is also carried. Another inovation was the fitting of a small bow thrust unit.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.