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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Milford Haven
Vessel type
Watson Class Lifeboat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
White, J Samuel & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1957
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.50
feet
(4.12
m)
Depth
4.50
feet
(1.37
m)
Length: Overall
47.50
feet
(14.49
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
PENTLAND was built as a Watson Class lifeboat by J Samuel White of Cowes Isle of Wight in 1957. She is of mahogany double diagonal construction and has a Gardner 5LW diesel engine. The vessel first served as the Thurso lifeboat until 1970 and was then transferred to the Relief Fleet. Between 1974 and 1985 she served as the station lifeboat at The Mumbles. After a refit she was allocated to Workington until 1990 when she was surveyed, stored and placed on the disposal list. PENTLAND was sold out of service in 1991 and is now in private ownership.
Update, April 2021: Pentland is currently berthed in Milford Marina and can often be seen sailing in the Haven. In 2019 the boat was fully serviced and painted.
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