Registration number
2230
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Great Yarmouth
Vessel type
Lifeboat - Liverpool Class
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Groves & Gutteridge Ltd, Cowes
Built in
1953
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
10.75 feet
(3.28m)
Length: Overall
35.48 feet
(10.82m)
History
Built by Groves and Guttridge at Cowes,,Isle of Wight, as Liverpool class lifeboat in 1953 with the ON907. THE ISA AND PENRYN MILSTED served at Filey from 1953 to 1968. Launched 87 times and saved 12 lives. Sold in 1969. Still fishing from Great Yarmouth (FV 06) and named ACHIEVABLE. March 2008
Key dates
-
1953
Liverpool class lifeboat built by Groves and Guttridge at Cowes, Isle of Wight
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1953
Liverpool class lifeboat built by Groves and Guttridge at Cowes, Isle of Wight
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1953-1968
Served as Filey lifeboat
-
1969
Sold out of service
-
2008
Still fishing from Great Yarmouth (FV 06) and named ACHIEVABLE
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