Gorleston life boat, designed by Royal National Life-Boat Institution, for work over sandbanks of East Coast, built by J. Samuel White and Co, Cowes; boat constructed of double skin mahogany and has 8 scuppers, calculated to free deck of all ordinary seas within 9 seconds; fitted with Marconi radio telephony apparatus with which reliable communication can be established up to radius of 50 mi.; propelled by two 4-cyl light weight high speed Diesel engines each running at 1200 rpm.


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    Title :

    New type of motor lifeboat


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1939


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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