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Lifeboat Category

Lifeboat Class

All-weather Severn
Largest of the fleet and designed to lie afloat. She carries a Y class inflatable which can be launched and recovered.
Introduced in
1996  
Length 17m Range 250n. miles
  (55ft 9in)    
Beam 5.9m Crew 6
  (19.3ft)    
Displacement 41tonnes           Construction Fibre Reinforced
Speed 25 knots   Composite

 

 

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 Manufacturer

Green Marine to date have built over 100 lifeboats for the RNLI which include the Severn and the Trent


 Power Train

The Severn class is fitted with  Two Caterpillar 3412 HP diesel engines,
1,250 bhp each
Gearboxes UBW 195 V reservelreduction gearbox 2.03:1 ratio 1
Fuel Capacity 5,500 litres (1,200 gallons) approx and a range 250 nautical miles



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