Mersey-class lifeboat
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Mersey-class lifeboats are a class of All-weather lifeboats, originally operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Introduced in 1988, 38 of this class of lifeboat would come to operate from
Final launch of 12-20 Leonard Kent (ON 1177) at Newcastle, County Down, 11 January 2026
Launching from a carriage and Talus MB-H amphibious tractor
Launching from a slipway
Stern showing the protected propellers
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some
Mersey-class lifeboat
…Mersey-class lifeboats are a class of All-weather lifeboats, originally operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Introduced in 1988, 38 of this class of lifeboat would come to operate from stations around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. They are…
Memorial in Douglas, Isle of Man to the lifeboat rescue of the sailors from the St George in 1830
RNLB Ipswich, a standard Peake-class lifeboat built in 1862
An Arun-class lifeboat
RNLI lifeguards on duty at Sennen in Cornwall