RNLB Benjamin Bond Cabbell II (ON 12)

Benjamin Bond Cabbell II (ON 12)
History
British RNLI Flag
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
BuilderJames Beeching & Brothers boat builders, Great Yarmouth
Official NumberON 12
DonorLegacy of Miss Ann Egdell, Alnwick, Northumberland
StationCromer
Cost£365 3s 6d
Launched1884
Christened29 September 1884 by Mrs Bond Cabbell
In serviceSeptember 1884 to September 1902
General characteristics
TypeCromer non self-righter
Displacement30 tonnes
Length35 ft (11 m) overall
Beam10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Depth4 ft (1.2 m)
Installed powerDipping Lug sail
PropulsionFourteen oars double banked

RNLB Benjamin Bond Cabbell II (ON 12)[1] was a Cromer non self-righter type lifeboat stationed at Cromer Lifeboat Station in the English county of Norfolk[2] from September 1884[3] until September 1902.

  1. ^ The Cromer Lifeboats, by Bob Malster & Peter Stibbons,:Poppyland Publishing, ISBN 0-946148-21-X
  2. ^ OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.
  3. ^ Cromer Lifeboats 1804-2004, Leach, Nicholas & Russell, Paul, Pub: Tempus Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7524-3197-8