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Previous names
- 1903 - 1924 Horatio Brand
- 1970 - 2020 Alouette
Certificate no
3640
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Suffolk
Vessel type
Self Righter Class Lifeboat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Fenwick, Frank, Tyne & Wear
Built in
1903
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
Propulsion
Manpower
Primary engine type
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Air Draft
3.00
feet
(0.91
m)
Length: Overall
38.75
feet
(11.81
m)
History
History
HORATIO BRAND was launched on 20th October 1903 by the marchioness of Londonderry at a naming ceremony at Number 3 boathouse in Hartlepool for the RNLI.
In 1912 she was involved in a big sea rescue when the fully-rigged iron vessel Otra ran aground with crew onboard. HORATIO BRAND was launched despite the crew being told not to as the storm was so bad, but the crew of 13 of the RNLI ignored these orders and rescued all 5 crew members successfully.
In 1923 the lifeboat station in Hartlepool closed and the vessel was put up for sale. She was bought in 1924 by a private owner and converted to a motor cruiser. Sold again in 1970, she was then converted to a houseboat and renamed Alouette.
In 2019 a further private owner purchased her with the aim to convert and conserve her as a lifeboat exhibit dedicated to the RNLI.
Key dates
-
1903
Vessel launched on 20th October 1903 by the marchioness of Londonderry at a Naming Ceremony at number 3 boathouse Hartlepool for the RNLI
-
1912
Vessel took part in a sea rescue when the fully rigged iron vessel Otra ran aground with crew onboard. Vessel was launched despite the crew being told not to as the storm was to bad, but the crew of 13 of the RNLI ignored orders and rescued all 5 crew members successfully
-
1923
Hartlepool lifeboat station closed and vessel was put up for sale
-
1924
Vessel bought privately and converted to a motor cruiser
-
1970
Vessel sold and converted to a houseboat and renamed Alouette
-
2019
Vessel sold into private ownership with the aim to conserve and exhibit her as a lifeboat dedicated to the RNLI
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