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Uploaded by BobHog 29/07/2009 19:53:43
The 12 Meter (38ft) Mersey class lifeboat was introduced in 1988 and was the RNLI’s first ‘fast’ carriage lifeboat. It was designed to be launched from a carriage but can also lie afloat or be launched from a slipway. Propellers are protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels. The last Mersey was built in 1993.
The “Kingdom of Fife” is stationed at Anstruther, in Scotland, and was built in 1991.
Specifications:-
Displacement: 14 t (14 long tons)
Length: 11.6 m (38 ft)
Beam: 3.8 m (12 ft)
Draught: 1 m (3.3 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × Caterpillar 3208 diesel engines, 210 kW (280 hp)
2 × 4-bladed contra-rotating propellers
1,088 litres fuel
Speed: 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Range: 140 nmi (260 km)
Endurance: 10.25 hours approx. at cruising speed
Complement: 6
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland.
They rely entirely on voluntary donations, and the crews of their boats are all volunteers.
To find out more about the RNLI vist http://www.rnli.org.uk
Uploaded by BobHog 29/07/2009 19:53:43
The 12 Meter (38ft) Mersey class lifeboat was introduced in 1988 and was the RNLI's first ‘fast’ carriage lifeboat. It was designed to be launched from a carriage but can also lie afloat or be launched from a slipway. Propellers are protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels. The last Mersey was built in 1993.
The "Kingdom of Fife" is stationed at Anstruther, in Scotland, and was built in 1991.
Specifications:-
Displacement: 14 t (14 long tons)
Length: 11.6 m (38 ft)
Beam: 3.8 m (12 ft)
Draught: 1 m (3.3 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × Caterpillar 3208 diesel engines, 210 kW (280 hp)
2 × 4-bladed contra-rotating propellers
1,088 litres fuel
Speed: 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Range: 140 nmi (260 km)
Endurance: 10.25 hours approx. at cruising speed
Complement: 6
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland.
They rely entirely on voluntary donations, and the crews of their boats are all volunteers.
To find out more about the RNLI vist http://www.rnli.org.ukOriginal file size:1.07 MB
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Views:31
Downloads:2
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The 12 Meter (38ft) Mersey class lifeboat was introduced in 1988 and was the RNLI’s first ‘fast’ carriage lifeboat. It was designed to be launched from a carriage but can also lie afloat or be launched from a slipway. Propellers are protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels. The last Mersey was built in 1993.
The “Kingdom of Fife” is stationed at Anstruther, in Scotland, and was built in 1991.
Specifications:-
Displacement: 14 t (14 long tons)
Length: 11.6 m (38 ft)
Beam: 3.8 m (12 ft)
Draught: 1 m (3.3 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × Caterpillar 3208 diesel engines, 210 kW (280 hp)
2 × 4-bladed contra-rotating propellers
1,088 litres fuel
Speed: 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Range: 140 nmi (260 km)
Endurance: 10.25 hours approx. at cruising speed
Complement: 6
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland.
They rely entirely on voluntary donations, and the crews of their boats are all volunteers.
To find out more about the RNLI vist http://www.rnli.org.uk
Uploaded by BobHog 29/07/2009 19:53:43
The 12 Meter (38ft) Mersey class lifeboat was introduced in 1988 and was the RNLI's first ‘fast’ carriage lifeboat. It was designed to be launched from a carriage but can also lie afloat or be launched from a slipway. Propellers are protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels. The last Mersey was built in 1993.
The "Kingdom of Fife" is stationed at Anstruther, in Scotland, and was built in 1991.
Specifications:-
Displacement: 14 t (14 long tons)
Length: 11.6 m (38 ft)
Beam: 3.8 m (12 ft)
Draught: 1 m (3.3 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × Caterpillar 3208 diesel engines, 210 kW (280 hp)
2 × 4-bladed contra-rotating propellers
1,088 litres fuel
Speed: 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Range: 140 nmi (260 km)
Endurance: 10.25 hours approx. at cruising speed
Complement: 6
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland.
They rely entirely on voluntary donations, and the crews of their boats are all volunteers.
To find out more about the RNLI vist http://www.rnli.org.ukOriginal file size:1.07 MB
Original file format:3ds
Surfaces:2248
Triangles:41864
Vertices:37496
Textures:7
Created with:3DS 3.0
Views:31
Downloads:2
Comments:2
Ratings:2
Usable in 3DVIA Shape
Copy/paste this code into your blog:
Check her out here http://www.3dvia.com/BobHog/models/567B7C4C5E704254
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