Guy and Clare Hunter | National Historic Ships

Registration number 2258

Status Registered

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Guy and Clare Hunter - at sea, from the air

Details

Function Service Vessel

Subfunction Lifeboat

Location Donaghadee

Vessel type Watson 46.9 Class Lifeboat

Current use Commercial Activity

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Built in 1953

Hull material Wood

Rig None

Number of decks 1

Number of masts 1

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Inboard diesel

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

12.75 feet (3.89m)

Depth

4.60 feet (1.40m)

Length: Overall

46.90 feet (14.30m)

History

Built in 1954 by J Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight, GUY AND CLARE HUNTER is a Watson Class lifeboat of timber construction and twin Ford Mermaid engines, model 595. She served at the Isles of Scilly Station from 1954 to 1980 and was involved in many high profile recues icluding the TORREY CANYON wreck. She took up duties at the Penlee Station in 1982 after the previous lifeboat was lost with all hands in 1981. She is the only 46.9 foot Watson lifeboat afloat in completely original service condition. Although currently ashore for a refit, she remains in full seagoing trim.

Key dates

1953
Built by J Samuel White & Co of Cowes, Isle of Wight as a lifeboat
1954
She served at the Isles of Scilly Station until 1980
1982
She took up duties at Penlee station after the ‘Solomon Browne’ was lost with all hands in Dec 1981
2008
Bought by present owner