Registration number
2039
Status
Registered
adminnhs
Previous names
- RNLB Matthew Simpson.823
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Rescue
Location
Hayling Island
Vessel type
Lifeboat - Watson Class
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Groves & Gutteridge Ltd, Cowes
Built in
1939
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
3
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.90 feet
(3.63m)
Depth
4.20 feet
(1.28m)
Length: Overall
41.00 feet
(12.51m)
History
Built in 1939 by Groves & Guttridge as a Watson Class Lifeboat, PENROS was the first RNLI lifeboat to be converted from petrol to diesel in 1963, when she was fitted with a Ford Parsons Porbeagle engine, 48 hp. She then toured the coast of Britain stopping at many lifeboat stations to show the conversion.
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