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RNLB The Davys
Family 1981 - 1986
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lifeboat ON 1064 arived at Shoreham on 21 August 1981 and
was named The Davys Family by HRH Princess Alexandra at a
naming ceremony at the Shoreham boathouse. She was 37' long with a wooden hull, and was powered by twin 52 hp engines giving a maximum speed of about 8 knots. The Rother was the first lifeboat designed to self right due to the buoyancy of the sealed cabin. Today, all RNLI all weather boats are designed this way. |
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