The Bembridge Lifeboat Statistics

Lifeboat Catagory

All Weather

Class

Tyne

Date built and Manufactor

1987 at Fairey Marinteknik Cowes, Isle of Wight

Name

"Max Aitken III"

Operational Number

47-018     ON 1126

Length

47'ft or 14.3 metres

Beam

15ft or 4.6 metres

Draugh (Aft)

4ft 2" or 1.3 metres

Displacement

24 tons

Speed

18 Knots

Crew

6

Radius of action

240 Nautical miles

Fuel Capicity

442 Gallons in (main tanks) plus (78 reserve tank)

Engines

2 Detroit Diesel 6V-92D-DEC each 525hp at 2,400 rpm

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