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The Lifeboats at Sheerness
There are two Lifeboats at Sheerness, a Trent class All Weather Lifeboat and the smaller D-Class Inshore Lifeboat. Trent Class - George and Ivy Swanson
The Trent Class Lifeboat named "George and Ivy Swanson" is 14m in length with a beam of 4.9m and a draught of 1.4m, she is self righting and in the event of a capsize is designed to right in approx 6 seconds. |
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She is powered by twin MAN D2840 LE 401 diesel engines with a B.H.P of 850 each, has a design speed of twenty five knots and an operational range of 250 nautical miles, she carries approx 900 gallons of fuel and uses approx 80 gallons per hour at full speed. |
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When on service, she normally carries a crew of 6, who can be safely seated with seat harnesses in the Wheelhouse, she can carry 10 survivors in the cabin with safety belts. |
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Some of the equipment carried includes: |
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| Searchlights and Aldis Lamp | |
By means of the definition, All Weather, there are no weather restrictions on the Lifeboats operation, she covers a vast area from her station at Sheerness, the River Medway and lower reaches of the River Thames out into the Thames Estuary, she lies afloat on an alongside berth in Sheerness Docks.
IB 1 D- Class D-662 "ELEANOR" Delta Class IB 1 D-662 "Eleanor", Length 4.95 mtrs, Beam 2 mtrs, draught 0.5 mtrs. displacement 338kg Powered by 50 H.P Mariner engine, giving a top speed of 25 knots with 3 hours endurance, carries 68 ltrs of fuel and has a crew of two or three. Crew will wear "Dry Suits", Lifejackets and protective headgear at all times when afloat. The ILB is kept on a trolley in the Boathouse and transported to the launch site by Quad bike where it is launched by a Davit into the lower camber basin.
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| VHF Radio and Portable VHF | Northstar GPS and Plotter |
| Search and Distress flares | Nightvision equipment |
| Oxygen equipment | First Aid Equipment |
| Survival equipment for casualties | Hand Held GPS |
| Searchlight and Torches | Fire Extinguisher |
| Spare Propellor and tools | |
By means of the definition, Inshore Lifeboat, it is ideally suited for the work around the Sheppey Coast and in the River Medway, where there are many creeks and inlets.
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