 Atlantic 75 - Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat B-776
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| Class overview | |
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| 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 |
| 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) (although speeds of 35+ kts have been recorded unofficially with the Yamaha engines) |
| Endurance | 2.5 hours |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Complement | 3 |
The Atlantic 75 is part of the B-class of lifeboats that serve the shores of the United Kingdom as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet.
The Atlantic 75 is the second generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) in the B-class series, developed from the Atlantic 21. These boats gradually replaced the Atlantic 21 fleet, but have now been superseded by the new Atlantic 85-class lifeboat.