Cromer-class lifeboat
Cromer-class lifeboat Benjamin Bond Cabell (ON 12) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | James Beeching of Great Yarmouth |
| Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Built | 1884–1895 |
| In service | 1884–1913 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Pulling and sailing lifeboats |
| Length | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) to 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) to 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Propulsion | Oars and Sails |
| Crew | 14 |
Cromer-class lifeboats were a small group of just three 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) lifeboats, constructed by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth between 1884 and 1895. The production of the boat was initially the result of the request of the Cromer lifeboat men, who wished to be supplied with a new boat, similar in design to their previous 'North Country' lifeboat, which had been retired in 1858.