 Atlantic 75 - Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat B-776
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Atlantic 75 |
| Builders | Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes |
| Operators |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Preceded by | Atlantic 21 |
| Succeeded by | Atlantic 85 |
| In service | 1993-2021
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| Completed | 97 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 96 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1.6 tonnes |
| Length | 7.38 m (24.2 ft) |
| Beam | 2.65 m (8.7 ft) |
| Draught | 0.41 m (1.3 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Evinrude 2-stroke outboard engines, 70 hp (52 kW) or 2 × Yamaha 75 hp (56 kW) engines |
| Speed | 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) |
| Endurance | 2.5 hours |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Complement | 3 |
The Atlantic 75 is the second generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), in the B-class series of Inshore lifeboats, that were operated around the shores of the British Isles and the Channel Islands, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) between 1993 and 2021. This lifeboat was a development of, and gradually replaced, the Atlantic 21-class lifeboat, but have now been superseded by the new Atlantic 85-class lifeboat.[1]
- ^ "End of era as last Atlantic 75 stood down". Fishing News. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2024.