Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat
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Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboats were lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from stations around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland. They were able to operate further from shore and around the sandbanks common off East Anglia.
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Name | Norfolk and Suffolk-class |
Builders |
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Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
General characteristics - motor lifeboats | |
Displacement | 14-17 tons |
Length | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
Beam | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Single screw |
Speed | 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) |
Range | ~115 nautical miles (132 mi; 213 km) |
Crew | 13 |
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