McLachlan-class lifeboat

The McLachlan-class lifeboat was part of the A class of lifeboats formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the Atlantic 21.[1]

A-504 is preserved at Chatham
Class overview
Name:	McLachlan class
Builders:	William Osborne, Littlehampton
Operators:	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by:	Hatch
Succeeded by:	Atlantic 21
Built:	1967–1973
In service:	1967–2001
Completed:	10
Retired:	10
General characteristics
Length:	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Beam:	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion:	2 x 60 hp inboard engines with sterndrives
Speed:	22 knots (25 mph)
Complement:	2-3

Fleet

Op. No.[lower-alpha 1]	Old Op. No.[lower-alpha 1]	Built	In service	Station	Comments
A-503	18-02	1967	1967–1970 1971–1972	Eastney Pill
A-504	18-004	1970	1970–1983	Weston-super-Mare	On display at the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection within Chatham Historic Dockyard.
A-505	18-005	1970	1970–1981 1972–1973 1974–1975 1977–2001	Eastney Oban Eastney Humber (Boarding boat)	At Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration
A-506	18-006	1972	1972 1972–1979 1979–1980	Peel Relief fleet Plymouth
A-507	18-007	1972	1973–1976 1977–1979 1979–1980 1980–1983	Peel Plymouth Relief fleet Plymouth	On display at RNLI Henry Blogg Museum at Cromer
A-508	18-008	1971	1971–1974 1974–1979 1980–1987	Eastney Invergordon Falmouth
A-509	18-009	1972	1972–1976 1978 1978–1988	Plymouth Brighton Relief fleet
A-510	18-010	1973	1973–1974 1975–1984 1986–1987	Pill Ramsgate Humber (Boarding boat)
A-511	18-011	1973	1973–1980	Oban
A-512	18-012	1973	1975–1987	Torbay

1. Op. No. stands for RNLI Operational Number

References

1. Leach, Nicholas (30 April 2014). The Lifeboat Service in South East England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617572.

External links

• RNLI Fleet