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ROBERT and ELLEN ROBSON was a 34 foot Rubie designed Dungeness self righter. She was based at Tramore from 1918 to 1923; Aberdeen from 1924 to 1939 and 1943 to 1947; and finally Whitby from 1947 to 1957. Whilst serving in Aberdeen, she saved a total of twenty one lives.
When the No2 lifeboat house and boat came out of service in 1957 application was made to the RNLI to turn the site into a museum. So ROBERT and ELLEN ROBSON went from being in service direct into a museum environment and hence remains very original. A later cosmetic restoration returned her finish to that of 1947 appearance when she went on service in Whitby.
She is understood to have been the last pulling lifeboat in RNLI service.
RNLI Museum Whitby
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