Francis Forbes Barton | National Historic Ships

Registration number 2011

Status Registered

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Details

Function Service Vessel

Subfunction Lifeboat

Location Ramsgate

Vessel type Self Righter Class Lifeboat

Current use None

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Rutherford, Birkenhead

Built in 1896

Rig None

Number of decks 2

Number of masts 2

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

10.43 feet (3.18m)

Depth

3.60 feet (1.10m)

Length: Overall

40.00 feet (12.20m)

History

FRANCIS FORBES BARTON is a wooden hulled lifeboat built in 1896 by Rutherford at Birkenhead. She served as the Broadstairs lifeboat from 1897 to 1912 and as the reserve lifeboat at North Deal from 1912 to 1921. She was sold out of service in 1926. She was the last vessel to serve Broadstairs as its lifeboat and during her career two RNLI silver medals were awarded to her crew.

This vessel is a survivor from the First World War. You can read more about her wartime history by visiting our First World War: Britain's Surviving Vessels website www.ww1britainssurvivingvessels.org.uk.

Key dates

1896
Built by Rutherford in Birkenhead as a Self-Righting Lifeboat
1897-1912
Served as the Broadstairs Lifeboat saving 77 lives
1912-1921
Served as reserve Lifeboat in North Deal saving 23 lives. Also during the Great War whilst serving in North Deal, awards were made to all the crew including Silver Medals to the Coxswain and Second Coxswain
1926
Sold out of service
2000
Sold to present owner
2016
Sold to present owner