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Registration number
2324
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- Alaska 1
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Gloucester
Vessel type
Liverpool Class Lifeboat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1933
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan
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
10.00 feet
(3.05m)
Depth
2.30 feet
(0.70m)
Length: Overall
35.60 feet
(10.85m)
History
THE ALWAYS READY is a Liverpool class lifeboat built in 1933 by J Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight. She is of double diagonal construction, mahogany on oak and has a Lister diesel engine model 1PWS4. She was built as the Runswick lifeboat and operated there until 1953. In 1934 the name was changed to ROBERT PATTON THE ALWAYS READY after the loss of the Coxswain in a rescue. Sold out of service in 1954, she became the Sharpness pilot boat until 1978. After several owners she was bought by her present owner in 2007 and has since undergone a major restoration.
Key dates
-
1933
Liverpool class lifeboat built by J. Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight
-
1934
Name changed to ROBERT PATTON-THE ALWAYS READY after loss of Coxswain in rescue
-
1953
Built as Runswick, North Yorkshire lifeboat and operated there for 40 years
-
1954
Sold out of service becoming the Sharpness pilot boat
-
1978
Sold and subsquently passed through several owners
-
2007
Bought by present owner
-
2007-08
Underwent major restoration with everything except hull and shelter replaced
-
2010
In use as leisure craft in Gloucester area
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