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Registration number
2262
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- 1949 - 1981 Southern Africa
- 1981 - 2004 Valparaiso
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Glasgow
Vessel type
Barnett Class Lifeboat
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Rowhedge Iron Works Co Ltd, Rowhedge
Built in
1949
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.50 feet
(4.12m)
Depth
4.80 feet
(1.46m)
Length: Overall
51.00 feet
(15.56m)
History
SOUTHERN AFRICA was built in 1949 by Rowhedge Ironworks as a Barnett class lifeboat of timber construction with twin Ford diesel engines model 6D. She served as Dover lifeboat from 1949 to 1967 then as relief lifeboat from 1967 to 1980 serving mainly in the north of Scotland and Ireland. In RNLI service, she saved 196 lives. In 1981 she was sold to Botes Salvavidas de Valparaiso, Chile and served there as a lifeboat, returning to the UK in 2004. She is one of the few 51 ft Barnett lifeboats still in their original condition.
Currently lying ashore in Glasgow awaiting restoration.
Update: Vessel for sale, January 2024.
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