RNLB Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (ON 960)
The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows ON 960 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder | William Osborne, Arun Shipyard, Littlehampton, West Sussex |
| Official Number | ON 960 |
| Donor | A gift of The Unity Friendly Society (The Oddfellows) |
| Station | Sheringham |
| Cost | £28,500 |
| Yard number | No:WO960 |
| Launched | 14 March 1961 |
| Christened | 15 June 1962 by HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent |
| Acquired | 1961 |
| Decommissioned | 1990 |
| In service | 29 years |
| Fate | Displayed in Sheringham Museum, The Mo, from Thursday 25 March 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oakley |
| Type | Self-righting |
| Tonnage | 11 long tons 17 cwt (26,500 lb or 12 t) |
| Displacement | 12 long tons 1 cwt (27,000 lb or 12.2 t) |
| Length | 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m) overall |
| Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2× 23 inches (580 mm) by 15 inches (380 mm) pitch propellers in tunnels |
| Speed | 8 kn (15 km/h) |
| Range | 190 nmi (350 km) |
| Notes | Once put on Display at the Royal Show in Cambridge in 1961. The lifeboat was re-hulled between 1985 and 1986 at Crescent Marine, Otterham Quay, Upchurch. |
The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (RNLI Official Number 960) was an Oakley-class lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stationed at Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk from 10 July 1961 until 1990 when she was replaced after 29 years service by an Atlantic 75 second generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) in May 1992. During the time that The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows was on station at Sheringham, she performed 127 service launches, rescuing 134 lives.