In service 1939-1969 Length 14 m Displacement 18,600 kg | Official Number ON 819 Beam 13 ft (4.0 m) Weight 20.8 tons | |
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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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