Medina-class lifeboat
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David Stogden MBE (MRI 42), originally RNLB ON 1091
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) |
| Beam: | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Propulsion: | various |
| Speed: | 28 knots (32 mph) |
| Complement: | 4 |
The Medina-class lifeboat was a prototype Rigid Inflatable Boat that was considered by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1980s. It was based on the design of the B-class (Atlantic 21) lifeboats.[1][2]
The first two boats were funded by The Romsey Trust after an appeal from Lord Mountbatten in 1979. The third boat was funded by the RNLI.[2]
Fleet
| ON[lower-alpha 1] | Name | Built | Trialled at | Engines | Comments |
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| 1069 | Mountbatten of Burma | 1980 | Brighton Littlehampton |
212 hp Sabre engines 300 hp Perkins engines (re-engined 2010) |
Sold 1989. Renamed Swanage Diver Sold 2013 |
| 1072 | Countess Mountbatten of Burma | 1981 | Redcar Blackpool Dungeness |
330 hp Caterpiller engines | Sold 1989. Renamed Cheetah |
| 1091 | (Unnamed) | 1984 | RNLI Depot, Poole | 285 hp Caterpiller engines | Sold 1989. At various times, named Fury III and Mountbatten Venturer. Sold 2000. Renamed David Stogden MBE (MRI 42) |
- ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
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