Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage

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  • Talus Atlantic 85
  • DO-DO launch carriage
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Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage
TypeLaunch carriage
Manufacturer Clayton Engineering Limited [1]
Length8.3 m (330 in)
Weight2.4 Tonnes maximum ballasted weight.

The Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage is a drive on - drive off lifeboat launch and recovery carriage used by both the RNLI and Independent services, to launch their Atlantic-class Inshore lifeboats.

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Design

The design is by Clayton Engineering Limited, [2] who worked with the RNLI to produce the launch system. The carriage works in conjunction with Talus tractors which are used to deploy the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboats. There are three versions of the carriage which includes a standard carriage and the option of a hydraulic power pack so that the angle of the launch can be changed to suit the conditions. The carriage launch platform has a main bed which elevates through 10° to achieve this feature. The third variant of the carriage has the elevation bed mounted on a rail carriage system.

Operation

Under normal launch conditions the lifeboat is loaded with its bow to the rear of the carriage to allow faster deployment. When the lifeboat is recovered it reverses back on to the launch bed. [3] Depending on the sea condition the helmsman require good seamanship to achieve this.

Carriage fleet

Op.No. [a] In service [4] StationImagePayloadComments
C-DD-001 Mudeford
C-DD-002 Cullercoats
C-DD-003 Newquay
C-DD-004 Flamborough
  • C-DDR-005-P
  • (Hydraulic Launch Cradle)
 Port Erin
  • C-DDR-006-S
  • (Hydraulic Launch Cradle)
 Kirkcudbright
C-DDA-007 Sheringham DoDo Launch Carriagre (1).JPG [5]
C-DDA-008-PT2012 Aberystwyth
C-DDA-009-S Rye Harbour
C-DDA-010 Criccieth Bad Achub Newydd a'i Griw - New Inshore Rescue Boat and Crew - geograph.org.uk - 610758.jpg
C-DDA-011-P Walmer Minehead - retrieving B-824 (2).jpg
C-DDA-012-P Blackpool Talus MB-4H (TW 49H) and Lifeboat.jpg
C-DDA-013 Silloth
C-DD-014 Hayling Island
C-DD-015 Margate
C-DD-016 Bundoran
C-DD-017 Red Bay
C-DD-019 Kinghorn
C-DD-020 Penarth Kinghorn lifeboat pulled by its tractor - geograph.org.uk - 1743064.jpg
C-DDA-021 St Bees Talus MB-4H (TW 49H) and Lifeboat.jpg
C-DD-023 Trearddur Bay RNLI Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage at Trearddur Bay (geograph 7762600).jpg
C-DD-024 Beaumaris
C-DDA-025 Criccieth
C-DD-026 Hunstanton
C-DD-027 Redcar
C-DDA-028-P New Brighton [3]
C-DD-029 Tighnabruaich
C-DD-030 Kilrush
C-DD-031 Lyme Regis RNLB Spirit of West Norfolk 13 August 2014 (1).JPG
C-DD-032 Lough Swilly
C-DD-033 Appledore
C-DD-034 Largs
C-DD-037 Clacton-on-Sea
C-DDA-038 Newbiggin TW-20H Launch Tractor.jpg
C-DD-040 Skerries
C-DD-041 Clifden
C-DD-042 Cardigan
C-DD-043 Kessock
C-DD-044-P Baltimore
C-DD-045 Clovelly
C-DD-046 Arran
C-DD-047 Whitstable
C-DDA-048-S Minehead
C-DD-049 Portishead
C-DD-050 Abersoch
C-DD-051 Mablethorpe
C-DD-052 Youghal
C-DD-053 Looe
C-DD-054 Aberdovey
C-DD-055 Staithes and Runswick
C-DD-056 Filey
C-DDA-057-P
  • ????–2023
  • 2024–
 -2020-12-20 Talus MB-4H TW25-H sea tractor and lifeboat launcher, Happisburgh Lifeboat Station.JPG
C-DD-058 Burnham-on-Sea
C-DDA-059 Burry Port
C-DDA-060 Porthcawl
C-DD-061 St Catherine
C-DD-062 Weston-super-Mare
C-DD-064 Littlestone-on-Sea
C-DD-068 Freshwater (Ind)
  • Atlantic 85
    • The Jillian Scott:
    • Spirit of the West Wight V
  1. ↑ Op.No. is the RNLI's operational number of the carriage.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home Page – Clayton Engineering". Information about Clayton Engineering, their products and their clients. Clayton Engineering Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage". Description and details of the carriage. Clayton Engineering Limited. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Rapid Response Lifeboat". Description and details of DO DO [ Drive On / Drive Off ] Carriage. Copyright © The Royal National Lifeboat Institution. New Brighton. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2025). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 127–133.
  5. ↑ "The Tractor – Sheringham Lifeboat Website". Description of the deployment and recovery of the Oddfellows (B-818) using C-DDA-007. Copyright © Sheringham Lifeboats. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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