McLachlan-class lifeboat

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McLachlan A-504 at Chatham.jpg
A-504 is preserved at Chatham
Class overview
NameMcLachlan class
BuildersWilliam Osborne, Littlehampton
Operators Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by Hatch
Succeeded by Atlantic 21
Built1967–1973
In service1967–2001
Completed10
Retired10
General characteristics
Length20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Beam8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion2 x 60 hp inboard engines with sterndrives
Speed22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Complement2-3

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]

Contents

Fleet

Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] Old Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] BuiltIn Service [2] StationComments [2]
A-50318-0219671967–1970
1971
1971
1971–1972
1975–1994		 Eastney
Poole
Weston-super-Mare
Pill
Boarding Boat		Prototype
A-50418-00419701970–1983 Weston-super-Mare On display at the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection within Chatham Historic Dockyard.
A-50518-00519701970–1971
1972–1974
1975
1975–1987		 Eastney
Oban
Eastney
Humber (Boarding boat)		2018, At RW Davies, Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration
A-50618-00619721972
1972–1979
1979–1980		 Peel
Relief fleet
Plymouth
A-50718-00719721973–1976
1977–1979
1979–1980
1980–1983		 Peel
Plymouth
Relief fleet
Plymouth
A-50818-00819711971–1974
1976–1979
1980–1988		 Eastney
Invergordon
Falmouth
A-50918-00919721972–1976
1978
1978–1988		 Plymouth
Brighton
Relief fleet
A-51018-01019731973–1974
1975–1984
1984–1987		 Pill
Ramsgate
(Boarding Boat)		August 2020, Private ownership, Bristol
A-51118-01119731973–1982
1984–1985		 Oban
Relief fleet		Sold. 1985. Renamed Kim O. December 2023, for sale at Stokesley, N Yorks. (Ebay)
A-51218-01219731975–1987
1988		 Torbay
Falmouth
  1. 1 2 Op. No. stands for RNLI Operational Number

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References

  1. ↑ Leach, Nicholas (30 April 2014). The Lifeboat Service in South East England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   9781445617572.
  2. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
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