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Description: | This is a model of a RNLI lifeboat from 1870. Lifeboats then were propelled by rowing, and had no sails or motor. The two airchambers fore and aft gave it its self-righting ability. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was established in 1824 when several local lifeboat societies merged. Today the RNLI still maintains lifeboats all over the country, provides rescue equipment and trains the crews.
Material: wood
Material: metal
Material: textile
Material: paint
Part: hull, Colour: blue
Part: hull, Colour: white
Part: hull, Colour: red
Part: interior, Colour: white
Part: deck, Colour: natural | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.maritimehistory.394235 | Go to resource |
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