Greathead-class lifeboat
Mr Henry Greathead's lifeboat | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Henry Greathead of South Shields |
| Operators |
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| Built | 1789–1810 |
| In service | 1789–1880 |
| Completed | 48 |
| Retired | 48 |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lifeboat (rescue) |
| Length | 22 ft (6.7 m) to 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Beam | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) to 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion | Oars |
| Crew | 8–12 |
Greathead-class lifeboats are a class of lifeboat built by Henry Greathead of South Shields between 1789 and 1810, following a competition to design a lifeboat.
Of 48 boats constructed, only one survives to this day. The Zetland can be found on display at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum and Redcar Heritage Centre, in Redcar, North Yorkshire.
Of over 1000 vessels listed on the National Historical Ships Register, Zetland, alongside vessels including HMS Warrior (1860), HMS Trincomalee and Cutty Sark, is one of just 200 vessels regarded to be of "pre-eminent National or Regional significance", known as the National Historic Fleet. Of these 200 vessels, only five are older than the Zetland, with two such vessels being Mary Rose and HMS Victory.