The City of Sheffield
The City of Sheffield lifeboat, 47-023 (ON 1131), was funded mainly by the City of Sheffield Lifeboat Appeal which raised £460,000 in its 18 month duration in the late 1980s.
Further information on the Sheffield Lifeboat Appeal The lifeboat is a modified Tyne class lifeboat, and cost £500,000 in 1987. She has been serving at Poole Lifeboat Station, on the south coast of England, since September 2001.
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Tyne class Lifeboat information
The first 'fast' slipway lifeboat. Features include low profile appearance of wheelhouse to fit boathouses, and separate cabin aft of upper steering position. It has shallow conventional sheerline and flared bow above the waterline, with propellers protected by substantial bilge keels.
Length: 14.3m (47ft) Beam: 4.48m (14ft 8in)
Displacement: 25.5 to 26.5 tonnes
Speed: 17.6 knots
Range: 240 Nautical miles
Construction: Steel
Crew: 6
(*) Many thanks to Maurice Spencer, Sheffield Branch, for photos of the City of Sheffield lifeboat, and for information about the appeal. |
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The City of Sheffield undergoes self-righting trials at Souters (Cowes, IoW), July 1988 (*)
City of Sheffield on service at Whitby, August 1994 (*)
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