Atlantic 75-class lifeboat
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 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 These boats gradually replaced the Atlantic 21 fleet, but have now been superseded by the new Atlantic 85-class lifeboat.
Description
One of the main improvements made to the Atlantic 75 is the addition of a ballast tank at the front of the boat which enables the boat to launch into larger surf than the Atlantic 21. The ballast when full, either of sea water or water from a hose, weighs the same as three fully grown men.Fleet
Op. No. | Name | In service | Principal Station | Comments |
B-700 | Susan Peacock | 1994–2012 | Prototype Atlantic 75 Now named Vixen with Poole Harbour Commission | |
B-701 | Gordon England | 1994– | Relief fleet | |
B-702 | Manchester Unity of Oddfellows | 1994–2007 2007–2012 2012– | Relief fleet | First Atlantic 75 to be officially placed on service |
B-703 | Jason Logg | 1994–2007 2007–2013 | Sold 2013 | |
B-704 | Enid Mary | 1994–2007 2007–2011 | Relief fleet | Sold 2011 |
B-705 | Vera Skilton | 1994–2007 2007–2010 | Relief fleet | Sold 2010 |
B-706 | Blue Peter V | 1994–2009 2009–2011 | Relief fleet | Sold 2011 |
B-707 | Mercurious | 1994–2008 2008–2011 2011–2015 | Relief fleet | To National Maritime Museum, Falmouth 2015 |
B-708 | Bessie | 1994–2008 2008–2012 2012–2013 | Relief fleet | Sold 2013 |
B-709 | Lucy Beryl | 1995– | Relief fleet | Sold to Kaskinen Finland 2011 |
B-710 | Friendly Forrester II | 1995–2008 2008–2012 2012–2013 | Relief fleet | Sold 2013 |
B-711 | Helene | 1995–2010 2010–2012 | Relief fleet | Sold in Holland 2012 |
B-712 | Betty Battle | 1995–2010 | Sold to ICE-SAR 2010 | |
B-713 | OEM Stone I | 1995–2008 | Relief fleet | Now with Dorset Police |
B-714 | Spirit of Cumbria | 1995–2010 2010–2012 | Relief fleet | Sold to KNRM 2010 |
B-715 | Phyllis | 1995–2008 2008– | Relief fleet | Sold to KNRM 2012 |
B-716 | Gordon Mote | 1995–2007 2007– | Relief fleet RNLI College | Capsize Training boat at RNLI Lifeboat College |
B-717 | Daisy Aitken | 1995–2008 2008–2010 | Relief fleet | Now at Skagastrond with ICE-SAR |
B-718 | Rotaract I | 1995–2010 | Relief fleet | Now with ICE-SAR |
B-719 | Percy Henry Patmore MBE MM | 1995–2010 | Now with ICE-SAR | |
B-720 | Frederick Robertson | 1995–2010 2010– | RNLI College | |
B-721 | Rock Light | 1996–2010 | Now at Keflavik with ICE-SAR | |
B-722 | Beatrice Dorothy | 1996–2010 | Relief fleet | Dorset Police at 2012 Olympics in Weymouth Now with Sea Shepherd UK - Marine Conservation Charity |
B-723 | Walters Lifeboat | 1996– | Relief fleet | |
B-724 | Rotarian Dennis Cullen | 1996– | Relief fleet | |
B-725 | Spirit of Penarth | 1996–2010 2010– | Relief fleet | |
B-726 | Giles | 1996–2009 | Now with Dorset Police | |
B-727 | CDR & Mrs Rodney Wells | 1996–2010 2010– | Relief fleet | |
B-728 | Dorothy Mary | 1996–2011 2011–2012 2012- | Relief fleet Lough Ree | |
B-729 | Rose West | 1996–2010 2010–2013 2013– | Portishead Lifeboat Trust Relief fleet | |
B-730 | CSMA-Frizell | 1996–2010 2010– | Relief fleet | |
B-731 | Dorothy Selina | 1997–2010 2010– | Relief fleet | |
B-732 | Elizabeth Ann | 1997–2011 | Relief fleet | Now with Dorset Police |
B-733 | Brandy Hole | 1997–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015– | Relief fleet Portishead Lifeboat Trust Relief fleet | |
B-734 | Amy Constance | 1997– | Relief fleet | |
B-735 | Donald and Ethel Macrae | 1997–2011 2011– | Relief fleet | Private pleasure boat Isles of Scilly |
B-736 | Toshiba Wave Warrior | 1997– | Relief fleet | |
B-737 | Thelma Glossop | 1997–2011 2011–2013 2013– | Loch Ness Relief fleet | |
B-738 | Dochas | 1997–2010 2010–2011 | Relief fleet | Withdrawn from service as uneconomic repair. Sold as repairable to Private owner in Netherlands. |
B-739 | Peggy Keith Learmond | 1997–2011 | Now with ICE-SAR in Húsavík | |
B-740 | Alexander Cattanach | 1997–2011 2011– | Relief fleet | |
B-741 | Pearl of Dorset | 1997–2012 2012– | Relief fleet | |
B-742 | Douglas Paley | 1997–2012 2012– | Relief fleet | |
B-743 | Alex & Maime Preston | 1998–2012 | Now on service with Red Cross in Biscay, Basque Country | |
B-744 | Robert George Alexander | 1998–2012 | Now on service with Red Cross in Biscay, Basque Country | |
B-745 | CSMA 75th Anniversary | 1998–2012 2012– | Relief fleet | |
B-746 | Phyl Clare 3 | 1998–2015 2015– | Relief fleet | |
B-747 | Rockabill | 1998–2013 2013–2015 2015– | Lough Derg Relief fleet | Now on service in Lesbos, Greece with HRT |
B-748 | Bickerstaffe | 1998–2013 2013– | Relief fleet | |
B-749 | D J S Haverhill | 1998–2011 2011–2012 | Relief fleet | Now with ICE-SAR Reykjavik |
B-750 | Leslie Tranmer | 1998–2013 2013– | Relief fleet | |
B-751 | Benjamin Dowing Fairbridge | 1999–2013 2013– | Relief fleet | |
B-752 | Tanni Grey | 1999–2013 2013– | Relief fleet | |
B-753 | City of Bradford V | 1999–2012 2012–2013 2013– | Relief fleet Relief fleet | Now on service in Lesbos, Greece with HRT |
B-754 | Pride of Sherwood | 1999– | Relief fleet | |
B-755 | London's Anniversary 175 | 1999– | Relief fleet | |
B-756 | Eve Pank | 1999–2005 2005–2007 2007–2019 | Relief fleet | |
B-757 | Miss Miriam and Miss Nellie Garbutt | 1999– | Relief fleet | |
B-758 | Sandwell Lifeline | 1999–2016 2016– | Relief fleet | |
B-759 | Spirit of Clovelly | 1999–2014 2015–2015 2015– | Relief fleet | |
B-760 | Alice and Charles | 1999–2013 2013– | Baltimore | |
B-761 | Dignity | 2000–2014 2014– | Relief fleet | |
B-762 | Jack & Joyce Burcombe | 2000–2004 2004–2007 2007– | Relief fleet Relief fleet | |
B-763 | Colin James Daniel | 2000–2013 2013– | Loch Ness | |
B-764 | Oxford Town & Gown | 2000–2014 2014– | Relief fleet | |
B-765 | Bob Turnbull | 2000–2014 2014– | Relief fleet | |
B-766 | BBC Radio Cleveland | 2000–2015 2015– 2017 | Relief fleet | Now with Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team |
B-767 | Maritime Nation | 2000–2014 2014– | Relief Union Hall | Now at Suðureyri,Iceland with ICE-SAR |
B-768 | Blue Peter II | 2000–2010 2010–2014 2014– | Relief fleet | |
B-769 | Coventry & Warwickshire | 2001–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008– | Plymouth Relief fleet Weston-super-Mare | |
B-770 | The Boys Brigade | 2001–2014 2014– | Relief fleet | |
B-771 | The Moray Dolphin | 2002–2013 2013– | Relief fleet | |
B-772 | The Eric Rowse | 2002–2010 2010–2014 2014– | Relief fleet Lough Ree | |
B-773 | Duckhams 2001 | 2001–2015 2015– | Relief fleet Enniskillen | |
B-774 | Braemar | 2001–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015– | Relief fleet Stonehaven Relief fleet Weymouth | |
B-775 | Millennium Forrester | 2001–2013 2013– | Relief fleet | |
B-776 | Vic and Billie Whiffen | 2001–2015 2015– | Blyth | |
B-777 | Leicester Challenge II | 2001–2012 2012–2014 2014– | Relief fleet Burry Port | |
B-778 | Joan Mary | 2001–2015 2015– | Happisburgh | |
B-779 | Blue Peter I | 2002–2016 2016– | Relief fleet | |
B-780 | Patricia Jennings | 2002–2016 2016– | Relief fleet | |
B-781 | Elsinore | 2002–2015 2015–2019 | Lough Derg | |
B-782 | Miss Betty | 2002–2014 2014–2019 | Stonehaven | |
B-783 | Dorothy and Katherine Barr II | 2002–2015 2015– | Humber | Transferred to Humber Lifeboat Station for use as a boarding boat |
B-784 | Victor "Danny" Lovelock | 2002–2015 2015– | Relief fleet | |
B-785 | Fred Clarke | 2002– | ||
B-786 | Seahorse IV | 2002–2018 | ||
B-787 | Paul Alexander | 2002–2016 2016– | Relief fleet | |
B-788 | Pride of Leicester | 2003–2016 2016– | Relief fleet | |
B-789 | Sure and Steadfast | 2003–2018 2018 2018- | Relief Fleet | |
B-790 | Margaret Bench of Solihull | 2002–2015 2015– | Relief fleet | |
B-791 | Gladys Winifred Tiffney | 2003– | ||
B-792 | Joseph and Mary Hiley | 2003–2008 2008–2012 2012–2015 2015– | Relief fleet Training fleet Enniskillen Relief fleet | |
B-793 | Alan and Margaret | 2003–2016 2016– | Relief fleet | |
B-794 | Joan Bate | 2003–2018 2018-2019 | ||
B-795 | Staines Whitfield | 2003–2019 2019 - Present | Dart | |
B-796 | Miss Sally Anne | 2003–2018 2019 | Relief Fleet |