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Registration number
2201
Status
Registered
a12admin
Previous names
- 1933 Chiquita
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Swansea
Vessel type
Standard 35 ft Sailing & Pulling Class L
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
www.swansea.gov.uk
Construction
Builder
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall
Built in
1906
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Manpower
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.49 feet
(2.59m)
Length: Overall
34.98 feet
(10.67m)
History
JOHN AND NAOMIE BEATTIE was built in 1906 by Thames Ironworks. She served at Aberystwyth from 1906 until 1932, during which time she saved thirty two lives. She was sold out of service in 1933 and her named was changed to CHIQUITA. In May 1998, she was put on display at Swansea Industry and Transport Museum.
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