46ft Watson-class lifeboat

	Julia Park Barry of Glasgow (ON 819) at Admiralty Gateway / Peterhead Prison Museum, 2019.
Class overview
Name	46ft Watson-class
Builders	Groves & Guttridge, Cowes; Alexander Robertson & Sons, Sandbank, Argyll; J. Samuel White, Cowes; Sussex Yacht Co., Shoreham; Morgan Giles, Teignmouth; Rowhedge Ironworks, Rowhedge;
Operators	RNLI
Preceded by	45ft 6in Watson-class
Succeeded by	46ft 9in Watson-class
Cost	£7,308–£17,048
Built	1935–1946
In service	1935–1981
Completed	28
Lost	2
Retired	26
General characteristics
Class & type	46ft Watson motor lifeboat
Displacement	21 tons
Length	46 ft (14 m)
Beam	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Propulsion	2 x 40-bhp Weyburn CE4 4-cyl. petrol; 2 x 40-bhp Ferry VE4 4-cyl. diesel;
Speed	8 knots
Crew	8

The 46 ft Watson-class was a non-self-righting displacement hull lifeboat, built between 1935 and 1946, and operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) between 1935 and 1981.