RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353)
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RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353) is a Norfolk and Suffolk-class, non-self-righting, sailing and rowing lifeboat which served in the town of Southwold in the county of Suffolk.[1][2] The boat was funded and crewed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). She is kept on display in a museum in Southwold.[3][4]
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Alfred Corry | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Owner | Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum |
Builder | Beeching Brothers of Great Yarmouth |
Official RNLI Number: | ON 353 |
Donor: | |
Station | Southwold |
Cost | £490.7s.4d. |
Laid down | 1893 |
Launched | 1894 |
Sponsored by | From the estate of Mr Alfred J Corry |
Decommissioned | 1918 |
In service | 25 |
Fate | Converted to a Gentleman’s Yacht until restoration began in 1976 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Norfolk and Suffolk-Type |
Type | Non-self-righting, sailing and rowing lifeboat |
Displacement | 8 tons |
Length | 44 ft 1 in (13.44 m) overall |
Beam | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) |
Draught | 2 ft 3.5 in (0.699 m) |
Depth | 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) |
Installed power | Sail and Oars |
Crew | 18 men |
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