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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Charlestown
Vessel type
Oakley 37 ft Lifeboat
Archive reason
Historical Potential
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1964
Hull material
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.51
feet
(3.51
m)
Length: Overall
36.98
feet
(11.28
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
Built by J S White and originally named JAMES AND CATHERINE MACFARLANE and in 1967 renamed AMELIA as a 37ft Oakley fitted with twin Ford Porbeagle diesels. Official number 306021. Served as Relief from 1964 to 1978 and at Scarborough from 1978 to1992. Launched 101 times and saved 19 lives. Sold out of service in 1992. On display at the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre, Charlestown, Cornwall from 1993 onwards.
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