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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Norfolk and Suffolk-class |
| Builders |
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| Operators |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics - motor lifeboats | |
| Displacement | 14-17 tons |
| Length | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) |
| Range | ~115 nautical miles (132 mi; 213 km) |
| Crew | 13 |
Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboats were lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from stations around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland. They were able to operate further from shore and around the sandbanks common off East Anglia.
Description
Norfolk and Suffolk class of non-self-righting lifeboats were designed to operate further from shore, and specifically around East Anglia.
At one time, the engines in motor lifeboats were regarded as an auxiliary and boats retained their full sailing rig. In 1906, the Walton-on-the-Naze's lifeboat RNLB James Stevens No. 14 (ON 432), originally a pulling and sailing design built in 1900, was fitted with a 32 bhp petrol engine and served at the station until 1928.
The conversion of James Stevens No. 14 was deemed a success, and a further number of new motor lifeboats were built for service at East Anglian stations.
Pulling & Sailing lifeboats
| ON[lower-alpha 1] | Name | Builder | Description | In service | Principal Station | Comments[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solebay | 40-foot (12 m) | 1841–1858 | Southwold No.1 | |||
| 28 | Harriett / London Coal Exchange No. 1 | 1855 | 40-foot (12 m) | 1855–1893 | Southwold No.1 | Sold 1893. |
| 270 | Margaret | 1889 | 44 ft (13 m) | 1890–1899 1899–1902 1902–1924 |
Winterton Aldeburgh Relief fleet |
Sold 1924. |
| 304 | Aldeburgh | 1890 Mr. Critten of [Great] Yarmouth |
44 ft 3 in (13.49 m)14 oars, double banked[2] | 1890–1899 | Aldeburgh | Capsized with the loss of seven of the 18 crew.[3] Broken up, 1900 |
| 353 | Alfred Corry | 1893 Beeching Brothers, Great Yarmouth |
44-foot (13 m), with two-masts and 16 oars.[4][5] | 1893–1918 | Southwold No.1 | Sold 1919. December 2022, On display, Alfred Corry Museum, Southwold (in Cromer's relocated old boathouse) |
| 352 | Bolton | 1893 | 42-foot (13 m) | 1893–1902 1902 1902–1918 1918–1925 |
Kessingland Aldeburgh Kessingland Southwold No.1 |
Sold 1926. Renamed Juno, houseboat at Saint Helena, Horsford, Norwich. |
| 430 | James Stevens No. 9[6] | 1899 | 38-foot (12 m), 12-foot (3.7 m) beam inside, 14-foot (4.3 m) outside, carried a crew of 15. | 1899–1923 | Southend-on-Sea | Sold 1923. Renamed Viking, destroyed by a bomb, Dover, 1940/41 |
| 432 | James Stevens No.14 | 1900 Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall |
43-foot (13 m) Engine fitted 1906 |
1900–1928 | Walton and Frinton | Sold June 1928. December 2022, Seagoing Display, Titchmarsh Marina, Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 482 | City of Winchester | 1902 Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall |
46 ft (14 m)12 oars, double banked[7] | 1902–1928 | Aldeburgh | Sold 1928. Renamed Ellen Gordon, Houseboat at Maldon, broken up 1980. |
Motor lifeboats
| ON | Name | Built | In service | Principal Station | Comments[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432 | James Stevens No.14 | 1900 Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall |
1900–1928 | Walton and Frinton | Sold June 1928. December 2022, Seagoing Display, Titchmarsh Marina, Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 656 | Hearts of Oak[8] length - 40-foot (12 m) beam - 10-foot (3.0 m) |
1918 Summers and Payne, Southampton / S. E. Saunders, Cowes |
1918–1929 1929–1934 |
Palling No.2 Relief fleet |
Sold 1934. Renamed Wander Bird. July 2002, Cabin added as yacht, Frontignan, France |
| 663 | John and Mary Meiklam Of Gladswood 1921– Agnes Cross |
1921 S. E. Saunders, Cowes |
1921 1921–1939 1940–1941 1941–1952 |
Gorleston No.1 Lowestoft Dover Relief fleet |
Sold October 1952. Last reported as workboat Wimp in Aden, 1955 |
| 670 | H.F. Bailey 1924– John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood |
1923 J. Samuel White, Cowes |
1923–1924 1924–1939 1939–1952 |
Cromer No.1 Gorleston Relief fleet |
Sold October 1952. On display at Gorleston Lifeboat House from June 1994 |
| 691 | Mary Scott | 1925 J. Samuel White, Cowes |
1925–1940 1940–1953 |
Southwold Relief fleet |
Sold March 1953. April 2022, Cabin added as yacht, Littlehampton |
Notes
- ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
References
- 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
- ↑ "Aldeburgh - New Lifeboat". Eastern Daily Times. 3 January 1891.
- ↑ "List of lifeboat disasters in Britain and Ireland". Wikipedia. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Alfred Corry Lifeboat". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "LOWESTOFT HISTORY - LOWESTOFT LIFEBOATS - Joe Capp's Lowestoft - A Lowestoft photographer's website Lowestoft Suffolk England - interesting places in the Lowestoft area". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Southend Standard, 21 September 1899
- ↑ "New Life-Boat for Aldeburgh". Framlingham Weekly News. 8 November 1902.
- ↑ Diss Express, and Norfolk and Suffork Journal, 28 June 1918
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