Atlantic 75-class lifeboat
The Atlantic 75 is part of the B-class of lifeboats that serve the shores of the United Kingdom as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet.
 Atlantic 75 - Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat B-776 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Atlantic 75 |
| Builders | Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes |
| Operators |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Preceded by | Atlantic 21 |
| Succeeded by | Atlantic 85 |
| In service | 1993-2021
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| Completed | 97 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1.6 tonnes |
| Length | 7.38 m (24.2 ft) |
| Beam | 2.65 m (8.7 ft) |
| Draught | 0.41 m (1.3 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Evinrude 2-stroke outboard engines, 70 hp (52 kW) or 2 × Yamaha 75 hp (56 kW) engines |
| Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) (although speeds of 35+ kts have been recorded unofficially with the Yamaha engines) |
| Endurance | 2.5 hours |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Complement | 3 |
The Atlantic 75 is the second generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) in the B-class series, developed from the Atlantic 21. These boats gradually replaced the Atlantic 21 fleet, but have now been superseded by the new Atlantic 85-class lifeboat.
Description
One of the main improvements made to the Atlantic 75 is the addition of a ballast tank at the front of the boat which enables the boat to launch into larger surf than the Atlantic 21. The ballast when full, either of sea water or water from a hose, weighs the same as three fully grown men.
Fleet
Atlantic 75 B-704 during a demonstration in 2009
Atlantic 75 B-713 alongside Atlantic 21 B-526 in 2005
Atlantic 75 B-734 at the Bristol Harbour Festival in 2008
Atlantic 75 B-736 off Anchor Head, Weston-super-Mare in 2007
Whitstable Lifeboat, Oxford Town and Gown B-764
Atlantic 75 B-776 at Southend-on-Sea in 2009
Atlantic 75 B-777 launching in Redcar in 2006
| Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] | Name | In service | Principal Station | Comments | |
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| B-700 | Susan Peacock | 1994–2012 | Prototype Atlantic 75 Now named Vixen with Poole Harbour Commission | ||
| B-701 | Gordon England | 1994– | Relief fleet | ||
| B-702 | Manchester Unity of Oddfellows | 1994–2007 2007–2012 2012– |
Sheringham Enniskillen Relief fleet |
First Atlantic 75 to be officially placed on service | |
| B-703 | Jason Logg | 1994–2007 2007–2013 |
Flamborough Enniskillen |
Sold 2013 | |
| B-704 | Enid Mary | 1994–2007 2007–2011 |
Aberystwyth Relief fleet |
Sold to the Finnish Lifeboat Institute in 2011. Served in Tampere from 2012 to 2022 and moved to Iisalmi in 2023. | |
| B-705 | Vera Skilton | 1994–2007 2007–2010 |
Relief fleet Lough Derg |
Sold 2010 | |
| B-706 | Blue Peter V | 1994–2009 2009–2011 |
Portaferry Relief fleet |
Sold 2011 | |
| B-707 | Mercurious | 1994–2008 2008–2011 2011–2015 |
Criccieth Loch Ness Relief fleet |
To National Maritime Museum, Falmouth 2015 | |
| B-708 | Bessie | 1994–2008 2008–2012 2012–2013 |
Minehead Baltimore Relief fleet |
Sold 2013
Former Hornsea Inshore Rescue lifeboat until 2019 | |
| B-709 | Lucy Beryl | 1995– | Relief fleet | Sold to Kaskinen Finland 2011 | |
| B-710 | Friendly Forrester II | 1995–2008 2008–2012 2012–2013 |
Poole Happisburgh Relief fleet |
Sold 2013 | |
| B-711 | Helene | 1995–2010 2010–2012 |
Bundoran Relief fleet |
Sold in Holland 2012 | |
| B-712 | Betty Battle | 1995–2010 | Hayling Island | Sold to ICE-SAR 2010, now at Eyrarbakki, Iceland | |
| B-713 | OEM Stone I | 1995–2008 | Relief fleet | Now with Dorset Police (P003) | |
| B-714 | Spirit of Cumbria | 1995–2010 2010–2012 |
Silloth Relief fleet |
Sold to KNRM 2010 | |
| B-715 | Phyllis | 1995–2008 2008– |
Newquay Relief fleet |
Sold to KNRM 2012 | |
| B-716 | Gordon Mote | 1995–2007 2007– |
Relief fleet RNLI College |
Capsize Training boat at RNLI Lifeboat College | |
| B-717 | Daisy Aitken | 1995–2008 2008–2010 |
Lough Swilly Relief fleet |
Now at Skagastrond with ICE-SAR | |
| B-718 | Rotaract I | 1995–2010 | Relief fleet | Now with ICE-SAR | |
| B-719 | Percy Henry Patmore MBE MM | 1995–2010 | St Bees | Now with ICE-SAR | |
| B-720 | Frederick Robertson | 1995–2010 2010– |
Kinghorn RNLI College |
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| B-721 | Rock Light | 1996–2010 | New Brighton | Now at Keflavik with ICE-SAR | |
| B-722 | Beatrice Dorothy | 1996–2010 | Relief fleet | Dorset Police (P006) at 2012 Olympics in Weymouth
Now with Sea Shepherd UK - Marine Conservation Charity | |
| B-723 | Walters Lifeboat | 1996– | Relief fleet | ||
| B-724 | Rotarian Dennis Cullen | 1996– | Relief fleet | ||
| B-725 | Spirit of Penarth | 1996–2010 2010– |
Penarth Relief fleet |
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| B-726 | Giles | 1996–2009 | Porthcawl | Now with Dorset Police (P004) | |
| B-727 | CDR & Mrs Rodney Wells | 1996–2010 2010– |
Rye Harbour Relief fleet |
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| B-728 | Dorothy Mary | 1996–2011 2011–2012 2012- |
Red Bay Relief fleet Lough Ree |
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| B-729 | Rose West | 1996–2010 2010–2013 2013– |
Kilrush Portishead Lifeboat Trust Relief fleet |
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| B-730 | CSMA-Frizell | 1996–2010 2010– |
Portsmouth Relief fleet |
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| B-731 | Dorothy Selina | 1997–2010 2010– |
Trearddur Bay Relief fleet |
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| B-732 | Elizabeth Ann | 1997–2011 | Relief fleet | Now with Dorset Police (P005) | |
| B-733 | Brandy Hole | 1997–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015– |
Burnham-on-Crouch Relief fleet Portishead Lifeboat Trust Relief fleet |
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| B-734 | Amy Constance | 1997– | Relief fleet | ||
| B-735 | Donald and Ethel Macrae | 1997–2011 2011– |
Queensferry Relief fleet |
Private pleasure boat Isles of Scilly | |
| B-736 | Toshiba Wave Warrior | 1997– | Relief fleet | ||
| B-737 | Thelma Glossop | 1997–2011 2011–2013 2013– |
Brighton Loch Ness Relief fleet |
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| B-738 | Dochas | 1997–2010 2010–2011 |
Galway Relief fleet |
Withdrawn from service as uneconomic repair. Sold as repairable to Private owner in Netherlands. | |
| B-739 | Peggy Keith Learmond | 1997–2011 | Largs | Now with ICE-SAR in Húsavík | |
| B-740 | Alexander Cattanach | 1997–2011 2011– |
Kyle of Lochalsh Relief fleet |
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| B-741 | Pearl of Dorset | 1997–2012 2012– |
Lyme Regis Relief fleet |
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| B-742 | Douglas Paley | 1997–2012 2012– |
Appledore Relief fleet |
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| B-743 | Alex & Maime Preston | 1998–2012 | Tighnabruaich | Now on service with Red Cross in Biscay, Basque Country | |
| B-744 | Robert George Alexander | 1998–2012 | Clacton-on-Sea | Now on service with Red Cross in Biscay, Basque Country | |
| B-745 | CSMA 75th Anniversary | 1998–2012 2012– |
Newbiggin Relief fleet |
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| B-746 | Phyl Clare 3 | 1998–2015 2015– |
Weymouth Relief fleet |
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| B-747 | Rockabill | 1998–2013 2013–2015 2015– |
Skerries Lough Derg Relief fleet |
Now on service in Lesbos, Greece with HRT[1] | |
| B-748 | Bickerstaffe | 1998–2013 2013– |
Blackpool Relief fleet |
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| B-749 | D J S Haverhill | 1998–2011 2011–2012 |
Hunstanton Relief fleet |
Now with ICE-SAR Reykjavik | |
| B-750 | Leslie Tranmer | 1998–2013 2013– |
Southwold Relief fleet |
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| B-751 | Benjamin Dowing Fairbridge | 1999–2013 2013– |
Clifden Relief fleet |
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| B-752 | Tanni Grey | 1999–2013 2013– |
Cardigan Relief fleet |
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| B-753 | City of Bradford V | 1999–2012 2012–2013 2013– |
Relief fleet Baltimore Relief fleet |
Now on service in Lesbos, Greece with HRT[2] | |
| B-754 | Pride of Sherwood | 1999– | Relief fleet[3] | ||
| B-755 | London's Anniversary 175 | 1999– | Relief fleet[4] | ||
| B-756 | Eve Pank | 1999–2005 2005–2007 2007–2019 |
Relief fleet St Helier Falmouth |
Now in service in Naantali with Finnish Lifeboat Institution, SMPS, as Pv Reka, callsign VLS4984 | |
| B-757 | Miss Miriam and Miss Nellie Garbutt | 1999– | Relief fleet | ||
| B-758 | Sandwell Lifeline | 1999–2016 2016– |
Aberdovey Relief fleet |
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| B-759 | Spirit of Clovelly | 1999–2014 2015–2015 2015– |
Clovelly Portishead Relief fleet |
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| B-760 | Alice and Charles | 1999–2013 2013– |
Helvick Head Baltimore |
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| B-761 | Dignity | 2000–2014 2014– |
West Mersea Relief fleet |
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| B-762 | Jack & Joyce Burcombe | 2000–2004 2004–2007 2007– |
Relief fleet Sunderland Relief fleet |
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| B-763 | Colin James Daniel | 2000–2013 2013– |
Atlantic College Loch Ness |
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| B-764 | Oxford Town & Gown | 2000–2014 2014– |
Whitstable Relief fleet |
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| B-765 | Bob Turnbull | 2000–2014 2014– |
Ramsgate Relief fleet |
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| B-766 | BBC Radio Cleveland | 2000–2015 2015– 2017 |
Hartlepool Relief fleet |
Now with Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team[5] | |
| B-767 | Maritime Nation | 2000–2014 2014– |
Relief Union Hall |
Now at Suðureyri,Iceland with ICE-SAR[6] | |
| B-768 | Blue Peter II | 2000–2010 2010–2014 2014– |
Beaumaris Burry Port[7] Relief fleet |
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| B-769 | Coventry & Warwickshire | 2001–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008– |
Weston-super-Mare Plymouth Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare |
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| B-770 | The Boys Brigade | 2001–2014 2014– |
Arran (Lamlash) Relief fleet |
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| B-771 | The Moray Dolphin | 2002–2013 2013– |
Kessock Relief fleet |
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| B-772 | The Eric Rowse | 2002–2010 2010–2014 2014– |
St Catherine's Relief fleet Lough Ree |
Now with Toila SAR[8] | |
| B-773 | Duckhams 2001 | 2001–2015 2015– |
Relief fleet[9] Enniskillen (Upper) |
At Hornsea Inshore Rescue since 2019 | |
| B-774 | Braemar | 2001–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015– |
Relief fleet Stonehaven Relief fleet Weymouth |
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| B-775 | Millennium Forrester | 2001–2013 2013– |
Relief fleet Plymouth[10] |
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| B-776 | Vic and Billie Whiffen | 2001–2015 2015– |
Southend-on-Sea Blyth |
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| B-777 | Leicester Challenge II | 2001–2012 2012–2014 2014– |
Redcar Relief fleet Burry Port |
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| B-778 | Joan Mary | 2001–2015 2015– |
Mablethorpe Happisburgh |
Bought by the Finnish Lifeboat Institution in 2021. Now serving as a training and backup boat in Bågaskär training center. | |
| B-779 | Blue Peter I | 2002–2016
2016– |
Littlehampton Relief fleet[11] |
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| B-780 | Patricia Jennings | 2002–2016 2016– |
Youghal Relief fleet |
Transferred to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service | |
| B-781 | Elsinore | 2002–2015 2015–2019 |
Sligo Bay Lough Derg |
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| B-782 | Miss Betty | 2002–2014 2014–2019 |
Crosshaven Stonehaven |
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| B-783 | Dorothy and Katherine Barr II | 2002–2015 2015– |
St Abbs Humber |
Transferred to Humber Lifeboat Station for use as a boarding boat | |
| B-784 | Victor "Danny" Lovelock | 2002–2015 2015– 2018 |
Lymington Relief fleet |
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat now using it in service. | |
| B-785 | Fred Clarke | 2002–2021 | Littlestone-on-Sea | ||
| B-786 | Seahorse IV | 2002–2018 (written off) | Great Yarmouth and Gorleston | ||
| B-787 | Paul Alexander | 2002–2016 2016– |
Penlee Relief fleet |
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| B-788 | Pride of Leicester | 2003–2016 2016– |
Staithes and Runswick Relief fleet |
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| B-789 | Sure and Steadfast | 2003–2018 2018 2018- |
Harwich Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Relief Fleet |
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| B-790 | Margaret Bench of Solihull | 2002–2015 2015– |
Abersoch Relief fleet |
Bought by the Finnish Lifeboat Institution in 2021 | |
| B-791 | Gladys Winifred Tiffney | 2003– | Helensburgh | Transferred to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service | |
| B-792 | Joseph and Mary Hiley | 2003–2008 2008–2012 2012–2015 2015– |
Relief fleet Training fleet Enniskillen (Lower) Relief fleet |
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| B-793 | Alan and Margaret | 2003–2016 2016– |
Looe Relief fleet |
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| B-794 | Joan Bate | 2003–2018 2018-2019 |
Salcombe Dart[12] |
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| B-795 | Staines Whitfield | 2003–2019 2019 - 2020 |
Burnham-on-Sea Dart[13] |
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| B-796 | Miss Sally Anne (Baggy) | 2003–2018 2019 |
Kinsale Relief Fleet |
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- Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.
References
- "| Facebook page of the rescue team in Lesbos". Facebook page. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- "| Facebook page of the rescue team in Lesbos". Facebook page. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- "B-754 The Pride of Sherwood". RNLI Nottinghamshire. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- "Relief Lifeboat Arrives". Clacton Lifeboat.
- "Welcome | Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team". haverigginshore.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- "| Facebook page of the rescue team in Suðureyri". Facebook page. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Burry Port's Atlantic 75 Blue Peter II on Station". RNLI. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
- "| Facebook page of the Toila Voluntary Marine Rescue". Facebook page. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "Duckhams new RNLI lifeboat". New Car Net.
- "Station History". Plymouth Lifeboat Station. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- "NavynutsRNLIB700Production". www.lifeboatsonline.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Our lifeboats". RNLI Dart Lifeboat. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Our lifeboats". RNLI Dart Lifeboat. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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