46ft Watson-class lifeboat

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The Good Hope (centre) at Watchet, Somerset
Class overview
Name	46ft Watson-class
Builders	Groves & Guttridge, Cowes Alexander Robertson & Sons, Sandbank J. Samuel White, Cowes Sussex Yacht Co., Shoreham Morgan Giles, Teignmouth Rowhedge Ironworks, Rowhedge
Operators	RNLI
Preceded by	45ft 6in Watson-class
Succeeded by	46ft 9in Watson-class
Cost	£7,300-£17,000
Built	1935-1946
In service	1935-1981
Completed	28
Lost	2
Retired	26
General characteristics
Class and type	46ft Watson motor lifeboat
Displacement	21 tons
Length	46 ft (14 m)
Beam	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Propulsion	2x40bhp Weyburn CE4 4-cyl. petrol 2x40bhp Ferry VE4 4-cyl. diesel
Speed	8 knots
Crew	8

The 46 ft Watson-class was a non self-righting displacement hull lifeboat built between 1935 and 1946 and operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution between 1935 and 1981.