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Registration number
2182
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Hastings
Vessel type
Self Righter Class Lifeboat
Current use
Community Vessel
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1931
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.82 feet
(2.69m)
Length: Overall
35.48 feet
(10.82m)
History
Built by J S White as the CYRIL & LILIAN BISHOP; a 35ft 6 Self Righter fitted with a single Weyburn AE6 35hp petrol engine. Took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Converted to a Fishing Vessel. Underwent restoration in France.
1st July 2016 after 66 years the lifeboat returned byroad from France to Hastings for restoration, having been purchased by two local Hastings men. On 17th June 2017 the restored lifeboat was pulled through the Old Town of Hastings to her final resting place; she is on a purpose built dry dock in the Old Town on view for all to admire.
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