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RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) Liverpool P & S Class
Class overview
BuildersS. E. Saunders and Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
OperatorsRoyal National Lifeboat Institution
General characteristics
TypePulling and sailing lifeboats
Length35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) to 41 ft 11 in (12.78 m)
PropulsionOars and Sails

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 sails) and should not be confused with the later one or two engined Liverpool-class motorised lifeboats.

Description

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The Liverpool-class 'Pulling and Sailing' lifeboats were of a non-self righting type of lifeboat of various dimensions and various numbers of oars used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Typically they were launched from carriages into the sea.

The development of the Liverpool-class motorised lifeboats enabled longer range of operation and smaller crews (ie no need for oarsmen).

Fleet

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ON[a] Name Built Builder Description Principal Station Comment
425 James Stevens No. 8 1899
495 Louisa Heartwell 1902 Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, fitted to 14 oars double-banked, and fitted with two water ballast tanks and two sliding or drop-keels[1] Cromer
524 William and Emma 1904 Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long and 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) wide, fitted to 12 oars double-banked, and fitted with two water ballast tanks and two sliding or drop-keels[2] Salcombe Capsized and wrecked at Salcombe in 1916.
536 J C Madge 1904 Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m) long and 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) wide, fitted to 16 oars double-banked, and provided with two sliding or drop-keels and two water-ballast tanks[3] Sheringham
545 Edward Z Dresden 1905 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, fitted to 14 oars double-banked, and provided with two drop-keels[4] Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station
661 Mary Stanford 1916 S. E. Saunders, East Cowes 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, fitted to 14 oars double-banked, and fitted with two water ballast tanks and two drop-keels[5] Rye Harbour Wrecked at Rye Harbour, 1928
665 The Baltic 1916 S. E. Saunders, East Cowes 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, weighting 4 tons 11cwt. 1qr.fitted to 14 oars, and fitted with 12 relieving tubes, ordinary keel, 2 drop keels, and 2 water ballast tanks[6] Wells-next-the-Sea

References

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  1. ^ "NEW LIFE-BOAT FOR CROMER". Diss Express. 5 September 1902. p. 8.
  2. ^ "NEW LIFEBOAT FOR THE COAST OF DEVONSHIRE". The Langport & Somerton Herald. 30 April 1904. p. 5.
  3. ^ "NEW LIFEBOAT FOR THE NORFOLK COAST". The Evening Star and Daily Herald. 2 December 1904. p. 2.
  4. ^ "NEW LIFEBOAT STATION AT ALDEBURGH". Norwich Mercury. 9 August 1905. p. 4.
  5. ^ "NEW LIFE-BOAT FOR SOUTH COAST". Chichester Observer. 1 November 1916. p. 8.
  6. ^ "WELLS - NEW LIFEBOAT". Lynn Advertiser. 6 October 1916. p. 3.


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