RNLB Lester (ON 1287)
RNLB Lester (ON 1287)
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| Owner: | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder: | Green marine/DML of Plymouth |
| Identification: | ON 1287 (Official Number) |
| Station | Cromer |
| Cost: | £2.5 million |
| Launched: | 26 April 2007 |
| Sponsored by: | £1.23m Bequest of Derek Clifton Lethern of Southfields, London |
| Christened: | Monday 8 September 2008 by HRH The Duke of Kent. |
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| Type: | Tamar class |
| Tonnage: | 31.5 tonnes |
| Displacement: | 31.5 t (31 long tons) |
| Length: | 16 m (52 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.35 m (4.4 ft) |
| Installed power: | Twin turbo Caterpillar C18 Diesel engine of 1,015 bhp (757 kW) each |
| Propulsion: | 2 X fixed pitch 5 blade propellers |
| Speed: | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Range: | 10 hours at 25 knots/250 nmi (460 km) |
| Capacity: | 4,600 litres/1,000 gallons |
| Crew: | 7 crew including a doctor |
Y Class Daughter Boat
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| General characteristics Y-207 Daughter Boat aboard Lester ON 1287 |
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| Type: | Y class |
| Length: | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × Mariner outboard engine, 15 hp (11 kW) |
| Speed: | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Range: | Within visual range of ALB |
| Complement: | 2 |
| Notes: | Official Number Y-207 |
RNLB Lester (ON 1287) is the ALB lifeboat stationed at Cromer in the English county of Norfolk.Cromer is the first lifeboat station on the east of England coast to receive the latest Tamar-class all-weather lifeboat. The lifeboat became officially operational at 3:55 pm on 6 January 2008. The lifeboat was officially christened Lester on Monday 8 September by HRH The Duke of Kent. The lifeboats name Lester has been created by using parts of the surnames of Derek Clifton Lethern and William Foster, both of whom have been long-term supporters and members of the RNLI. Mr Lethern left £1.23m to the RNLI when he died in 1992 and asked for a new lifeboat to be bought in memory of him and his friend Mr Foster.
Lester ON 1287 is a Tamar class slipway launched lifeboat, designed to replace the Tyne-class lifeboat. The Tamar class lifeboat is the most advanced vessel in the RNLI fleet. The Lester ON 1287 is loaded with new technology, including fly-by-wire joystick steering, suspension seats to protect crew in severe weather, and an onboard computer system called Systems and Information Management System or SIMS. SIMS allows complex tasks such as engine and navigation management to be displayed on a single flat LCD screen, six of which are positioned around the vessel, to allow crew to operate all the systems without moving from their seats. In the stern section of Lester ON 1287 there is a built in recessed chamber which house a small inflatable daughter boat. Access to the inflatable daughter boat is by means of lowering the transom, and lifting a section of deck. This allows the tender to be launched and recovered on to a ramp provided by the lowered transom section. On the Lester ON 1287 the Y class boat has the official number Y-207. The lifeboat's hull was manufactured at Green Marine in Lymington, Hampshire, and is constructed from Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP). The fitting out was completed at the yards of DML in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. The lengthy process of fitting out involves all the main components being fitted into the vessel and secured to their mounting points. Once this has been done the component units are removed from the hull leaving the mounts in place and the interior is then painted. The lifeboat was built at a cost of £2.5 million and was launched on 26 April 2007.
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