Lifeboat - Atlantic 21 Lifeboat RNLI postcard c.1980s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Atlantic 21 Lifeboat - length 21' Speed 29 knots range 90 nautical miles
• Publisher:  RNLI
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Atlantic 21 is part of the B class of lifeboats that served the shores of the United Kingdom as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet. The Atlantic 21 was the first generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), first developed at Atlantic College in South Wales.

Nearly all of the Atlantic 21s have been retired from service by 2006, one of the notable exceptions to this being the boat allocated to Walmer in Kent (B-589 James Burgess was retired to the relief fleet in December 2006, it was replaced by an Atlantic 85)

The Atlantic 21 can be launched from either a davit, trolley or from a floating boathouse depending on the location of the station and the available facilities.

The boat carries a variety of equipment which includes two VHF radios, First Aid Kit & oxygen, GPS navigation system, night vision equipment, self-righting system, anchor and various warps, toolkit, towing system, illuminating and distress pyrotechnics, spotlight, torches.

The rollbar assembly installed above the engines contains a self-righting bag which is operated by a member of the crew activating a gas bottle.

type=printed postcards

theme=transportation

sub-theme=sea

transportation type=lifeboats

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=unposted