Prototype 48 1/2 ft lifeboat, embodying self-righting principle, was recently completed by Littlehampton yard of William Osborne for Royal Nat Life-Boat Instn; boat, named Earl and Countess Howe, has traditional lifeboat hull with marked sheer and low freeboard amidships; length 48 ft 6 in., beam 14 ft, mean draft 4 ft, displacement 27 tons; casing extends over greater part of length providing shelter and forming watertight citadel; 2 6-cyl Gardner diesel engines, each developing 90 bhp at 1200 rpm are fitted.
R.N.L.I. takes delivery of large self-righting lifeboat
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 101 , n 17 ; p 565-566
1963
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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