Two launches completed by Vosper, Ltd, built for rescue purposes and specifically for rescueing survivors from flying boats, marine craft or from water, for isolating and putting out fires in flying boats and small craft and for salvage work on waterlogged hulls; tender is driven at maximum speed of 28.8 knots by two "Meteorite" Mk. 203 engines. (See also Engineer v 194 n 5047 Oct 17 1952 p 525-6)


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    Title :

    Air-sea crash rescue tender


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 174 , n 4527 ; p 577


    Publication date :

    1952


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Air-sea crash rescue tender

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