 RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) Liverpool P & S Class | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders | S. E. Saunders and Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Pulling and sailing lifeboats |
| Length | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) to 41 ft 11 in (12.78 m) |
| Propulsion | Oars and Sails |
The early Liverpool-class lifeboats used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) were 'Pulling and Sailing' types (P&S) (i.e. powered by oars and sails) and should not be confused with the later one or two engined Liverpool-class motorised lifeboats.
The Liverpool-class 'Pulling and Sailing' lifeboats were of a non-self righting type of lifeboat of various dimensions and various numbers of oars used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Typically they were launched from carriages into the sea.
The development of the Liverpool-class motorised lifeboats enabled longer range of operation and smaller crews (i.e. no need for oarsmen).
| ON[a] | Name | Built | Builder | Description | In Service[1] | Station | Notes[1] |
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| 377 | Unnamed, Coard William Squarey |
1892 | Chas. Howson & Co, Liverpool | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) long | 1892–1906 | Hoylake | |
| 380 | H. G. Powell | 1895 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1892–1915 1916–1947 |
Point of Air On Display at Colwyn Bay |
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| 381 | John and Henrietta | 1895 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1896–1919 | Formby | ||
| 383 | Admiral Briggs | 1895 | Rutherford & Co, Birkenhead | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1895–1914 | Hilbre Island | |
| 413 | James Stevens No.2, Reserve No.9A |
1898 | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) long | 1898–1912 1912–1914 1914–1924 |
Campbeltown Relief fleet Hilbre Island |
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| 419 | Unnamed | 1870 | 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m) long | 1870–1894 1896–1898 |
Point of Air Point of Air No.2 |
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| 425 | James Stevens No. 8, Reserve No.9B |
1899 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1899–1913 1913–1916 1916–1920 |
Ardrossan Wells-next-the-Sea Relief fleet |
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| 441 | Isabella | 1900 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1900–1932 | Buckhaven | ||
| 443 | William Arthur Millward | 1900 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1901–1931 | Dunbar | ||
| 451 | James Stevens No. 17 | 1900 | 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) long | 1900–1922 | Porthoustock | ||
| 452 | James Stevens No. 18 | 1901 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1901–1931 | Girvan | ||
| 458 | Constance Melanie | 1901 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1901–1934 | Coverack | Lost at Brancaster in 1966 | |
| 460 | John Groome, Reserve No.9C |
1901 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1901–1914 1914–1916 1916–1923 1923–1925 |
Killough (Rossglass) Relief fleet Point of Air Stored |
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| 461 | Chapman, Reserve No.9B |
1901 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1901–1920 1920–1924 1924–1938 |
Groomsport Relief fleet Hilbre Island |
December 2023, Restored, On display at the Old Lifeboat House, Lytham | |
| 477 | George Leicester | 1901 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1901–1927 | Minehead | ||
| 493 | William Maynard | 1902 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1903–1930 | Skerries | ||
| 494 | Hopwood, Reserve No.9F |
1902 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1902–1924 1924–1927 1927–1930 |
Portrush Relief fleet Minehead |
Yacht on Thames, last seen 1977 | |
| 495 | Louisa Heartwell | 1902 | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, fitted to 14 oars double-banked, and fitted with two water ballast tanks and two sliding or drop-keels[2] | 1902–1923 1923–1931 |
Cromer Cromer No.2 |
December 2023, Under restoration at Chatham Historic Dockyard |
| 498 | Philip Beach | 1902 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1902–1930 | Burnham-on-Sea | Last seen at Liverpool, 1957 | |
| 511 | Olive | 1903 | 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) long | 1903–1921 | Eastbourne | Believed broken up after WWII | |
| 514 | Alexandra | 1903 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1903–1930 1931–1934 |
Hope Cove Cromer No.2 |
December 2023, Holiday Home, Isle of Seil | |
| 516 | Charles Deere James, Reserve No.9 |
1903 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1904–1909 1909–1913 1913–1919 1919–1924 1924–1925 1925–1927 |
St Agnes Relief fleet Humber Relief fleet Winterton No.2 Relief fleet |
Destroyed in Cherbourg Harbour, 1950 | |
| 524 | William and Emma | 1904 | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long and 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) wide, fitted to 12 oars double-banked, and fitted with two water ballast tanks and two sliding or drop-keels[3] | 1904–1916 | Salcombe | Capsized and wrecked on service, 27 October 1916. |
| 526 | Charles Burton, Reserve No.9C |
1904 | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long | 1904–1909 1909–1913 1913–1919 |
Grimsby Relief fleet Caister |
Broken up, Peel, IOM | |
| 536 | J C Madge | 1904 | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. | 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m) long and 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) wide, fitted to 16 oars double-banked, and provided with two sliding or drop-keels and two water-ballast tanks[4] | 1904–1936 | Sheringham | December 2023, On display at "The Mo", Sheringham |
| 542 | John Rowson Lingard, Reserve No.9D |
1905 | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. | 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) long | 1905–1920 1921–1930 1930–1937 |
Mablethorpe Relief fleet Blackpool |
December 2023, Stored for restoration, River Yonne, Migennes, France |
| 545 | Edward Z Dresden | 1905 | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, fitted to 14 oars double-banked, and provided with two drop-keels[5] | 1905–1929 | Aldeburgh No.2 | Last reported at Ardrishaig, Argyll & Bute, 1974 |
| 553 | John | 1906 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1906–1931 1932–1937 |
Cloughey Newcastle |
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| 554 | Samuel Lewis | 1906 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1906–1932 | Skegness | Last reported, Arbroath 1970s | |
| 555 | Hannah Fawsett Bennett | 1906 | Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long | 1906–1931 1931–1936 |
Hoylake Relief fleet |
Last reported, South Benfleet, 1937 |
| 569 | Sarah Kay | 1906 | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long | 1907–1943 | Skateraw | Last reported at Skegness, 1966 | |
| 578 | William Cantrell Ashley | 1907 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1907–1948 | New Quay | December 2023, in storage at the National Collections Centre, Nantgarw for restoration | |
| 586 | Caroline | 1908 | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long | 1908–1935 | Blakeney | Last reported Barrow-on-Soar, 1960 | |
| 587 | James Scarlett | 1908 | 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) long | 1908–1925 1925–1928 |
St Annes Demonstration |
Last reported at Kings Lynn, 1969 | |
| 598 | Brother and Sister | 1909 | 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) long | 1909–1932 | Llanddulas | ||
| 604 | Janet Hoyle | 1909 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1910–1932 | Ayr | Broken up at Brightlingsea, 2016 | |
| 626 | Arthur Lionel | 1912 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1912–1929 1930–1939 |
St Peter Port Minehead |
Last reported at Fishguard, 1973 | |
| 636 | James and John Young | 1913 | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) long | 1913–1930 1930–1939 |
Ardrossan Relief fleet |
December 2023, upturned hull on display at the People's Palace, Glasgow. | |
| 661 | Mary Stanford | 1916 | S. E. Saunders, East Cowes | 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, fitted to 14 oars double-banked, and fitted with two water ballast tanks and two drop-keels[6] | 1916–1928 | Rye Harbour (Winchelsea) | Damaged on service at Rye Harbour in 1928, broken up 1929 |
| 665 | Baltic | 1916 | S. E. Saunders, East Cowes | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) long and 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) wide, weighing 4 tons 11cwt. 1qr.fitted to 14 oars, and fitted with 12 relieving tubes, ordinary keel, 2 drop keels, and 2 water ballast tanks[7] | 1916–1936 1936–1940 1940–1943 |
Wells-next-the-Sea Aldeburgh No.2 Relief fleet |
Broken up at Southampton, 2006 |
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