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Registration number
1733
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Vessel type
Watson Class Lifeboat
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
http://www.rnli.org.uk/heritage
Construction
Builder
Groves & Gutteridge Ltd, Cowes
Built in
1948
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.61 feet
(3.54m)
Length: Overall
40.98 feet
(12.50m)
History
SUSAN ASHLEY is a Watson twin screw motor lifeboat. Her yard number was G&G 481 and her lifeboat number was 856. She was sold out of service in 1981 and is now on display as a museum vessel.
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If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
