The E-class lifeboat forms part of the RNLI fleet in the United Kingdom, operating exclusively in the tidal reach of the River Thames in London. The class...
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Since its inception, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has provided lifeboats to lifeboat stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Once...
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the B-class series of Inshore lifeboats, operated around the shores of the British Isles and the Channel Islands by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution...
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic...
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II E-class lifeboat, British lifeboats Mærsk E-class container ship, built between 2006 and 2008 NZR E class (1872), Double Fairlie locomotive NZR E class...
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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...
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The Y-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland...
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Lifeboats played a crucial role during the sinking of the Titanic on 14–15 April 1912. The ship had 20 lifeboats that, in total, could accommodate 1,178...
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The Atlantic 21 Inshore lifeboat was the first generation rigid inflatable boat (RIB), in the B-class series of Inshore lifeboats, that were operated around...
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boats are also employed as lifeboats. The RNLI fields the Severn class lifeboat and Tamar class lifeboat as all-weather lifeboats (ALB). In the United States...
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RNLB Mary Stanford (ON 661) (redirect from Rye Harbour lifeboat disaster)
Stanford (ON 661) was a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Liverpool-class pulling and sailing type lifeboat stationed in Rye Harbour. On 15 November...
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The Barnett-class lifeboat consists of three types of non self-righting displacement hull lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution...
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The XP-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The XP-class lifeboat is mainly...
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by the RNLI include the X-class lifeboat, XP-class lifeboat and Y-class lifeboat. The RNLI have placed Arancias at lifeboat stations to supplement Atlantic...
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The early Liverpool-class lifeboats used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) were 'Pulling and Sailing' types (P&S) (i.e. powered by oars and...
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at the beginning of 2002. Chiswick Lifeboat Station commenced service on 2 January 2002, and operated with an E-class Tiger Marine fast response boat. In...
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the loss of 51 lives in 1989. In 2002 a lifeboat station was established at Tower Pier. An E class lifeboat was placed on service at 12:00 on 2 January...
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C-class lifeboats are a class of inflatable lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Boats in this class include: C-class lifeboat...
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Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132. "This is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Hovercraft...
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by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1854. The station currently operates the All-weather Mersey-class lifeboat, 12-20 Leonard Kent (ON...
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The Medina-class lifeboat was a prototype Rigid Inflatable Boat that was considered by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and...
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The Solent-class lifeboat is a steel-hulled version of the 48-foot-6-inch (14.78 m) Oakley-class self-righting lifeboat and is sometimes referred to as...
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Civil Service lifeboats are a group of lifeboats belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution which have been funded by The Lifeboat Fund. They usually...
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the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1865. The station currently operates the B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat Dylan Rotchell (B-927)...
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a Severn-class lifeboat 17-34 Osier (ON 1263), and a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat Little Susie (D-829). In the late 1700s, two lifeboats were operated...
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The Caister lifeboat disaster of 13 November 1901 occurred off the coast of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. It took place during what became known as...
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Lifeboat Cape-class motor lifeboat (the 47′ MLB in service with the Canadian Coast Guard) Response Boat – Medium Trent-class lifeboat—RNLI lifeboat of...
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Brawn Lifeboat Challenge to fund a new lifeboat for the River Thames in London. The venture raised £360,000 in 8 months and the new E-class lifeboat Brawn...
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Titanic (category Olympic-class ocean liners)
First Class passengers, engineers, and Second Class passengers respectively. Lifeboats lined the side of the deck except in the First Class area, where...
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Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred on 19 December 1981 off the coast of Cornwall, England. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat Solomon...
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