Medina-class lifeboat
The Medina-class lifeboat was a prototype Rigid Inflatable Boat that was considered by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1980s. It was based on the design of the Atlantic 21-class lifeboats.[1][2]
 David Stogden MBE (MRI 42), originally RNLB ON 1091 | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) |
| Beam: | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Propulsion: | various |
| Speed: | 28 knots (32 mph) |
| Complement: | 4 |
The first two boats were funded by The Romsey Trust after an appeal from Lord Mountbatten in 1979. The third boat was funded by the RNLI.[2]
Medina-class lifeboat MRI42 (and Barnett-class lifeboat Ramsay Dyce) at Glasson Dock
Fleet
| ON[lower-alpha 1] | Name | Built | Trialled at | Engines | Comments |
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| 1069 | Mountbatten of Burma | 1980 | Brighton Littlehampton |
212 hp Sabre engines 300 hp Perkins engines (re-engined 2010) |
Sold 1989. Renamed Swanage Diver Sold 2013 |
| 1072 | Countess Mountbatten of Burma | 1981 | Redcar Blackpool Dungeness |
330 hp Caterpiller engines | Sold 1989. Renamed Cheetah |
| 1091 | (Unnamed) | 1984 | RNLI Depot, Poole | 285 hp Caterpiller engines | Sold 1989. At various times, named Fury III and Mountbatten Venturer. Sold 2000. Renamed David Stogden MBE (MRI 42) |
- ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
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References
- "Redcar's Lifeboats". Redcar Lifeboat. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- "Medina Class Lifeboats".
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