Rother-class lifeboat
Privately owned Rother-class lifeboat Harold Salvesen (ON 1022) departing Donaghadee. | |
| Class overview | |
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| Preceded by | Oakley |
| Succeeded by | Mersey |
| Built | 1972–1982 |
| In service | 1973–2011 |
| Completed | 14 |
| Retired | 14 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 13 tons |
| Length | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Draught | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 8 knots (9.2 mph) |
| Range | 180 nautical miles (330 km) |
| Complement | 7 |
The Rother-class lifeboat was a self-righting lifeboat, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1972 and 1995. They were based on the 37 ft (11 m) Oakley-class lifeboat.