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RNLB Julia Park Barry of Glasgow (ON 819)

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In service
  
1939-1969

Class and type
  
Length
  
14 m

Displacement
  
18,600 kg

Official Number
  
ON 819

Beam
  
13 ft (4.0 m)

Weight
  
20.8 tons

RNLB Julia Park Barry of Glasgow (ON 819) peterheadlifeboatcoukimagesjpbgname2jpg

RNLB Julia Park Barry of Glasgow (ON 819) is a former RNLI Watson-class lifeboat that was in active service in Peterhead, Scotland from 15 June 1939 to 14 January 1969.

During its near 30 years of service, RNLB Julia Park Barry of Glasgow saved 496 lives. Notably, it facilitated the rescue of 90 seamen in March 1942 over a 75-hour period, which earned Coxswain John B McLean the RNLI Gold Medal, the first to be awarded in Scotland in 104 years.

The 46 feet (14 m) vessel, most recently berthed in Northern Ireland after being used as a leisure craft, was recently purchased by a local dignitary in Peterhead with a view to returning it as an exhibition piece to the town.

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RNLB Julia Park Barry of Glasgow (ON 819) Wikipedia