All Weather Lifeboat or ALB All-weather Lifeboat (ALB)
Barbara Anne ·
Shannon class ·
RNLI Official Number ON 1331 / RNLI Operational No is 13-24 ·
Operational
on station 08.06.2018 to date at Lytham St Annes ·
She is launched from the beach using a tractor / carriage system (SLRS) ·
Builder –
constructed of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) at the RNLI All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC), Poole in 2017 ·
Dimensions
– length 13m (44.6 feet), beam 4.5m (14.76 feet) ·
Engines –
2 x Scania 650hp turbo diesels driving Hamilton
waterjets ·
Speed 25
knots (28.8mph) (cruising speed) ·
Crew 6 ·
Range 250
nautical miles ·
Funded by
a legacy of Miss Barbara Anne Cameron Roberts, a local appeal and other donors ·
Boathouse
– Eastbank Road, South
Promenade, Lytham St Annes, built 2003 ·
Named by
Mr Michael Vlasto OBE on 14.04.2018 at the ALB House