Registration number
3468
Status
Registered
adminnhs
Previous names
- Fly by Night
- Valhalla
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Oulton Broad
Vessel type
Lifeboat - Liverpool Class
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Construction
Builder
Groves & Gutteridge Ltd, Cowes
Built in
1937
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
35.42 feet
(10.79m)
Breadth: Beam
10.17 feet
(3.10m)
Depth
3.58 feet
(1.09m)
Air Draft
8.00 feet
(2.44m)
Tonnage: Gross
7.50
History
SARAH ANN AUSTIN is a Liverpool Class Lifeboat of mahogany construction and was built by Groves and Gutteridge of Cowes in 1937 She was the Blackpool Beach lifeboat - 1937 - 1961 Naming Ceremony by Duke of Kent 21/10/1937 Initially fitted with whaleback engine cover - replaced in 1990 with a wheelhouse. Engine replaced approximately 1984.
Key dates
-
1937
Built by Groves & Gutteridge of Cowes
-
1937/1964
Served as a lifeboat
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