McLachlan-class lifeboat
![]() A-504 is preserved at Chatham
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Class overview | |
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Name | McLachlan class |
Builders | William Osborne, Littlehampton |
Operators | ![]() |
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; 41 km/h) |
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 Atlantic 21.[1]
Fleet[]
Op. No.[a] | Old Op. No.[a] | Built | In service | Station | Comments |
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A-503 | 18-02 | 1967 | 1967–1970 1971–1972 |
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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 Eastney Humber (Boarding boat) |
At Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration |
A-506 | 18-006 | 1972 | 1972 1972–1979 1979–1980 |
Relief fleet Plymouth |
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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 Falmouth |
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A-509 | 18-009 | 1972 | 1972–1976 1978 1978–1988 |
Plymouth Brighton Relief fleet |
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A-510 | 18-010 | 1973 | 1973–1974 1975–1984 1986–1987 |
Pill Ramsgate Humber (Boarding boat) |
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A-511 | 18-011 | 1973 | 1973–1980 | ||
A-512 | 18-012 | 1973 | 1975–1987 | Torbay |
References[]
- ^ Leach, Nicholas (30 April 2014). The Lifeboat Service in South East England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617572.
External links[]
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