Mersey_class_lifeboat

Mersey class
Introduced:	1988
General characteristics
Length:	11.6 m
Beam:	3.8 m
Draft:	1 m
Displacement:	14 tons
Construction:	Aluminium (earlier), FRC (later)
Propulsion:	2 x 4-bladed contra-rotating
Engines:	2 * Caterpillar 3208 diesels (210 kW)
Speed:	16.5 knots (31 km/h)
Fuel capacity:	1088 litres
Range:	140 nautical miles (260 km)
Duration at cruising speed:	10.26 hrs approx.
No. of crew:	6

The Mersey Class Lifeboat 12-007 \'Spirit Of Derbyshire\'

Mersey class lifeboats serve the shores of the UK as a part of the RNLI all weather fleet.

The Mersey was the first \'fast\' carriage slipway lifeboat, introduced in 1988. It was designed mainly to be launched from a carriage but can also lie afloat or be slipway launched when required. Propellors are fully protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels allowing the boat to take the ground without damage.

The Mersey class are to be replaced by the FCB2 class, which is still in trials.

External links

• RNLI Fleet - RNLI Fleet Pages

Classes of RNLI lifeboats

All-Weather Fleet

Moored afloat: Arun | Trent | Severn

Slipway launched: Tyne | Tamar

Carriage launched: Mersey | FCB2

Inshore Fleet

Rigid inflatable: Atlantic 21 | Atlantic 75 | Atlantic 85 | E-Class

Inflatable: D-class | IB1 | Y-class

Other: Hovercraft

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