Length 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) Propulsion various | Beam 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) Speed 28 knots (32 mph) | |
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Builders Souter Marine, Cowes
William Osborne, Littlehampton Operators Royal National Lifeboat Institution | ||
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 B-class (Atlantic 21) lifeboats.
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.
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