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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Falmouth
Vessel type
Watson Class Lifeboat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1954
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
(3.89
m)
Depth
4.50
feet
(1.37
m)
Length: Overall
46.75
feet
(14.26
m)
Tonnage: Gross
21.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
Built in 1954 by J Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight, CITY OF BRADFORD III is a Watson Class lifeboat of timber construction with a Parsons Barracuda diesel engine, 70 shp.
She served as the Humber lifeboat from 1954 to 1977 and as the Lytham St Annes lifeboat from 1978 to 1984. During her service life she was launched 377 times and saved 113 lives.
Key dates
-
1954
Built by J Samuel White
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