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Registration number
2124
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1970 New Providence
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Great Wakering
Vessel type
Barnett Class Lifeboat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1932
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.50 feet
(4.12m)
Depth
4.00 feet
(1.22m)
Length: Overall
51.00 feet
(15.56m)
History
Built in 1932 by J Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight, PETER AND SARAH BLAKE is a Barnett class lifeboat of timber construction with 2 inboard diesel engines by Ford. Stationed at Fenit RNLI Ireland from 1932 to 1958 she was launched 38 times and saved 12 lives. She did even better as a reserve boat from 1958 to 1972, launching 93 times and saving 66 lives. She was sold in 1972 to become a dive boat on the River Tyne. In 2008, forthcoming restoration work was planned which would give her a new cabin roof and remove the dive boat fitout.
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