RNLB Ruby and Arthur Reed II
Ruby and Arthur Reed II | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder | Fairey Marine, Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Official Number | ON 1097 |
| Station | Cromer |
| Cost | £2.5 million |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Sponsored by | £1.23m Bequest of Derek Clifton Lethern of Southfields, London |
| Christened | Monday 8 September by the Duke of Kent. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tyne class |
| Tonnage | 31.5 tonnes |
| Length | 52 ft 5 in (15.98 m) overall |
| Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) |
| Draught | 1.35m |
| Installed power | Twin turbo Diesel engine of 1,015 bhp (757 kW) each |
| Propulsion | 2 X fixed pitch 5 blade propellers |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 10 hours at 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Capacity | 4,600 litres/1,000 gallons |
| Crew | 7 crew including a doctor |
RNLB Ruby and Arthur Reed II (ON 1097) was a Tyne-class lifeboat stationed at Cromer in the English county of Norfolk from 16 December 1985 and was the No 1 lifeboat between various relief's until she was replaced after 21 years service by the Tamar-class RNLB Lester (ON 1287) in December 2007. Between 1996 and 1999, during the rebuilding of the pier head lifeboat house and slipway, she was temporarily replaced by a carriage launched Mersey-class lifeboat, RNLB Her Majesty The Queen (ON 1189). During the time that the Ruby and Arthur Reed was on station at Cromer she performed 120 service launches, rescuing 102 lives including 3 dogs. Nearly 50% of her launches took place during the hours of darkness and 17 of them saw her facing gale force 7 winds. Her service launches included helping 48 merchant and fishing vessels and 47 pleasure craft.