Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Queenbrough
Vessel type
Rother 37 ft 6 in
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Osborne, William, Littlehampton
Built in
1973
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.51 feet
(3.51m)
Length: Overall
37.48 feet
(11.43m)
History
Built by William Osborne at Littlehampton in 1973, MARY GABRIEL, is a 37ft 6in Rother class fitted with twin engines served at Hoylake from 1974 to 1990 and at Rhyl from 1990 to 1992. Launched 99 times in total and saved 44 lives. On display at Chatham Historic Dockyard from June 2001 until 2016 where she was sold privately.
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Update, Nov 2023: Vessel under new ownership.
Key dates
-
1973
Vessel built by William Osborne, Littlehampton
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