Tamar-class lifeboat

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Tamar-class lifeboats are all-weather lifeboats (ALBs) operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. They have replaced the majority of the older Tyne ALBs. The prototype was built in 2000 and 27 production boats were constructed between 2006 and 2013.

The class name comes from the River Tamar in south west England which flows into the English Channel, where the hulls from SAR Composites were fitted-out by Babcock International Group.[1]

History

Since 1982 the RNLI had deployed Tyne lifeboats at stations which launched their boats down slipways or needed to operate in shallow waters. The organisation desired to increase the speed and range of their operations so introduced faster Template:Lbb and Template:Lbb boats starting in 1994 at locations where they could be moored afloat.[2] The RNLI then needed to produce a boat with similar capabilities but with protected propellers and other modifications that would allow it to be launched on a slipway.

Although nominally the replacement for the Tyne ALBs, only twenty-seven Tamars have been built (compared to forty Tynes). The remaining Tynes will be replaced by Shannon boats.

The prototype Tamar was built in 2000 and was used for trials until 2006. It was sold in December 2008 to Kent Police, becoming Princess Alexandra III, the force's permanent maritime vessel operating out of Sheerness.[3] The first production boat, Haydn Miller entered service at Template:Lbs in March 2006.[4] A few of the early boats suffered problems such as fuel leaking under the floor of the engine room around hydraulic lines. These boats were recalled and the problems rectified.

The 27th and last Tamar-class lifeboat, allocated to The Mumbles, was launched 12 March 2013 in Devonport Dockyard and after sea trials was handed over to the RNLI on 21 May 2013.[5][1] Ten lifeboat stations keep Tamars moored afloat, 13 launch them down slipways, and the remaining four form a Relief Fleet to cover when boats are unavailable for service. Most of the slipway stations required entirely new boathouses and slipways to accommodate the Tamar, but at Cromer and Angle the existing fairly modern boathouses were adapted and at Sennen Cove the capacious old boathouse was able to be modified to take the new boat. Towards the end of Tamar production, the boathouse building programme fell behind boat delivery dates and the last four boats went on station moored afloat pending boathouse completion, which was not finally achieved until October 2016, when the new St. Davids boathouse was opened.

Description

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A Y Class inflatable boat on the transom ready to be deployed.

The Tamar has a new design of crew workstation with seats that can move up and down Template:Convert as the boat passes through rough seas at high speed, and a networked computerised Systems and Information Management System (SIMS) which allows the crew to monitor and control the boat entirely from within the wheelhouse. The coxswain and helmsman have seat-mounted throttles, trackerball and joystick controls of the rudder.[6] Alternatively the boat may be monitored and controlled by two controls on the bridge: Dual throttle controls and joystick on the left; dual throttle, wheel and control-screen on the right. All aspects of the vessel may also be controlled from this position.

The lifeboat is completely water-tight allowing it to self-right with up to 60 people on board. The boat has the potential to carry a maximum of 120 passengers on board, but without self-righting capability. The Survivors Space has room for 10 sitting and 8 standing. The Survivors Space is accessed either through the Wheelhouse or the fore deck Emergency Escape Hatch.

Each Tamar carries a Y Class inflatable boat which can be deployed and recovered while at sea.[7] There is a provision for a PWC (Personal Water Craft, more commonly known as a jetski) to be specified instead, should it prove more suitable.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

All Tamar Class lifeboats have sea water sourced open loop heat pump systems on board to keep the crew comfortable in high or low temperature conditions.[8]

Fleet

ONTemplate:Efn Op. No.Template:Efn Name In service[9] Station Launching method MMSI[10] Comments[9]
1251 FS002 UnnamedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2000–2006 Prototype Afloat 654900000 [Note 1]
1280 16-01 Peter and Lesley-Jane Nicholson 2005– Relief fleet 235014281
1281 16-02 Haydn Miller 2006– Template:Lbs Slipway 235014279
1282 16-03 The Misses Robertson of Kintail 2006– Template:Lbs Afloat 235030389
1283 16-04 Spirit of Padstow 2006– Template:Lbs Slipway 235030388
1284 16-05 Helen Comrie 2006– Template:Lbs Afloat 235030387
1286 16-06 Frank and Anne Wilkinson 2007–2008
2008
2008 		Relief fleet
Template:Lbs
Relief fleet
Slipway

 235030386
1287 16-07 Lester 2008– Template:Lbs Slipway 235030385
1288 16-08 Grace Dixon 2008– Template:Lbs Slipway 235050564
1289 16-09 Baltic Exchange III 2008– Template:Lbs Afloat 235050655
1290 16-10 Edward and Barbara Prigmore 2008–2009
2009–2010
2010 		Relief fleet
Template:Lbs
Relief fleet
Slipway

 235050566
1291 16-11 Mark Mason 2009– Template:Lbs Slipway 235050567 [11]
1292 16-12 George Sullivan 2009– Template:Lbs Afloat 235050568 [Note 2][12][13]
1293 16-13 Victor Freeman 2009–2010
2010–2010
2010– 		Relief fleet
Template:Lbs
Relief fleet
Slipway

 235050627
1294 16-14 City of London III 2010– Template:Lbs Slipway 235050719 [14][15]
1295 16-15 Enid Collett 2010– Template:Lbs Slipway 235050721
1296 16-16 Molly Hunt 2010– Template:Lbs Afloat 235050722 [16]
1297 16-17 Alfred Albert Williams 2010– Template:Lbs Slipway 235050723 [17]
1298 16-18 Killarney 2010– Template:Lbs Afloat 235050725 [18]
1299 16-19 Irene Muriel Rees 2011–2024
2024– 		Template:Lbs
Relief fleet 		Afloat 235069211
1300 16-20 Rose 2011– Template:Lbs Slipway 235069212 [19]
1301 16-21 John Buchanan Barr 2011–2024
2024– 		Template:Lbs
Relief fleet 		Afloat 235069213 [20]
1302 16-22 Alan Massey 2012– Template:Lbs Afloat 235069214 [21]
1303 16-23 Diamond Jubilee 2012–2022
2023– 		Template:Lbs
Template:Lbs 		Afloat
Afloat 		235069215 [22]
[Note 3][23]
1304 16-24 John D Spicer 2012– Template:Lbs Slipway 235069216 [24]
1305 16-25 Kiwi 2013– Template:Lbs Slipway 235069217 [25]
1306 16-26 Norah Wortley 2013– Template:Lbs Slipway 235069182 [26]
1307 16-27 Roy Barker IV 2014– Template:Lbs Slipway
Afloat[27] 		235069218 [28]
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References

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External links

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