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Registration number
2451
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1924 - 1957 J W Archer
- 1957 - 2011 Brighter Hope
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Teesmouth
Vessel type
Watson Class Lifeboat
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1923
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
12.50 feet
(3.81m)
Depth
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Length: Overall
45.00 feet
(13.73m)
History
J W ARCHER is the second of a small class of ten 45 ft Watson (cabin) single screw lifeboats built for the RNLI under ON685 She was built in 1923 by J Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight and is of double diagonal construction, mahogany on oak frames. Her engine was built by Russel Newberry. After commissioning, the vessel was stationed at Teesmouth, North Yorkshire from 1924 to 1950 including an illustrious wartime service. In 1950 she went on to serve at the RNLI lifeboat station at Amble and then to the Reserve Fleet from 1954 to 1957 when she was sold out of service. Launched 37 times and saved 120 lives Renamed BRIGHTER HOPE, she became a fishing vessel based in Hartlepool until 1970 when she was sold to a buyer in Essex where she lay on her mooring for the next 40 years. Rescued by her present owners she returned to her original home on Teesmouth in 2010 to undergo a full restoration, but this did not happen.
Update, October 2022: Vessel for sale.
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