Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat

RNLB James Leith (ON 607) in the RNLI Heritage Collection at Chatham Historic Dockyard
Class overview
NameNorfolk and Suffolk-class
BuildersVarious
Operators RNLI and others
Built1807–1925
In service1807–1953
General characteristics - sailing lifeboats
Length30 to 46 ft (9.1 to 14.0 m)
Beam10 to 12 ft (3.0 to 3.7 m)
Crew16–22
General characteristics - motor lifeboats
Displacement14-17 tons
Length46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
Beam12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Installed power40 bhp to 80 bhp
PropulsionSingle screw
Speed8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h)
Range~115 nmi (132 mi; 213 km)
Crew13

Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboats were a class of lifeboat operated almost exclusively off the coast of East Anglia. The first boats found favour with the various rescue societies, such as the Norfolk Shipwreck Association and the Suffolk Humane Society, as well as companies of Boatmen, such as the Gorleston Rangers, before being adopted and continued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

History

Purpose-built lifeboats first appeared towards the end of the 18th century. Some of the first were designed by Lionel Lukin who adapted local boat designs to be more buoyant so they could operate safely in rough seas. He designed one for the Suffolk Humane Society in 1807 for use at Lowestoft. It was based on a local yawl with a shallow draft, and sails so it could reach offshore sandbanks, but oars were also provided.[1]

The design proved successful and was adopted by other lifeboat services in East Anglia including the Norfolk Shipwreck Association. The Suffolk Humane Society merged with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1855 as did the Norfolk Shipwreck Association in 1857.[2]

The RNLI continued to build lifeboats to the Norfolk and Suffolk design, and stationed them at other places on the east coast, between the River Thames and the Humber.[3]

The Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat were usually of a larger size, typically being around 42 ft (13 m) in length. The boat were non-self-righting, but usually had a broad beam for stability, typically 11–12 ft (3.4–3.7 m). However, some smaller Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboats, around 30–34 ft (9.1–10.4 m) in length, were produced for closer inshore work, and are generally referred to as 'Surf-Boats'.

The last Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat was built in 1925 and was in use until 1953. The design evolved throughout this time, the last boats being built with petrol engines.

Pulling & sailing lifeboats

The Lowestoft lifeboat of 1807 was 40 feet (12 m) long and 10 ft (3.0 m) wide. It had wood and cork 'wales' or pads 15 in (380 mm) deep that projected up to 9 in (230 mm) from the sides. Empty 22 in (560 mm) casks along the inside of the sides with two more each at the front and back of the boat to give it buoyancy. An iron keel was fitted and a large volume of water ballast kept it lower in the water so that it cut through the waves instead of riding up and down over them. The water ballast was let in and out by plugs in the bottom to reduce the boat's weight when being launched and recovered from the beach. It had three masts, lug sails and 12 oars.[1]

Most of these features continued to be used in Norfolk and Suffolk lifeboats built during the next 85 years. The empty casks were replaced by detachable wood and canvas air cases along the sides and fixed air boxes in the bow and stern like Palmer-class lifeboats. The water ballast, up to 7 tons of it, was just left in the bottom of the boat so lifeboat crews worked in wet conditions. If too much water was taken on board, the excess drained out through gaps along the side. They were rigged with 2 lug sails.[4][5]

Early Norfolk & Suffolk lifeboat fleet

ON[a] Name Built In service[6][7] Station Comments[8][6][7]
– Frances Ann 1807 1807–1850 Lowestoft [Note 1]
Suffolk Humane Society.
Condemned 1850.[1][9]
– Braybrooke 1821 1821–1826 Harwich [Note 2] Essex Lifeboat Association.
Sold 1926.
– Unnamed 1825 1825–1833 Great Yarmouth [Note 3]
Norfolk Shipwreck Association.
Unknown fate.
Pre-160 Unnamed 1833 1833–1861 Great Yarmouth [Note 4]
Suffolk Humane Society, to RNLI in 1855. Unservicable by 1861.
Pre-195 Marianne 1840 1840–1868 Pakefield [Note 5]
Disposed of at Lowestoft, 1872.
Pre-195 Sisters 1840 1868–1872 Pakefield [Note 6]
Suffolk Humane Society, to RNLI in 1855. Renamed Sisters in 1868.[10]
– Solebay 1840 1841–1855 Southwold [Note 7] Condemned 1869. [11]
1855–1869 Kessingland
Pre-218 Unnamed 1846 1846–1865 Caister [Note 8]
Norfolk Shipwreck Association, to RNLI in 1857. Condemned and Sold, 1865.[12]
Pre-229 Victoria 1850 1850–1868 Lowestoft [Note 9]
Suffolk Humane Society, to RNLI in 1855. Renamed Laetitia in 1868.
Pre-229 Laetitia 1850 1868–1876 Lowestoft Condemned and Broken up, 1876.
– Rescuer 1853 1853–1868 Gorleston [Note 10]
Capsized with the ultimate loss of 13 crew, 13 January 1866.
Capsized after a collision, with the loss of six crew, 3 December 1867. Transferred to Winterton in 1868.
1868–1878 Winterton
– Royal Albert 1854 1854–1894 Scratby [Note 11]
Transferred to Walton-on-the-Naze and renamed True to the Core in 1894.
– True to the Core 1854 1894–1897 Walton-on-the-Naze [Note 12]Fate unknown.
28 Harriett 1855 1855–1869 Southwold [Note 13]
Renamed London Coal Exchange in 1869.[13][11]
28 London Coal Exchange 1855 1869–1893 Southwold Sold 1893.
– Ranger 1856 1858–???? Gorleston [Note 14]
Service dates and fate unknown.
20 Brave Robert Shedden 1861 1861–1868 Great Yarmouth [Note 15]
Renamed Mark Lane in 1868.
20 Mark Lane 1861 1868–1883 Great Yarmouth [Note 16]
Condemned and Sold, 1889.
1883–1889 Gorleston
– Friend of All Nations 1863 1863–1925 Gorleston [Note 17] Sold 1925.
Pre-427 Birmingham No. 2 1865 1865–1878 Caister [Note 18]
Renamed Covent Garden in 1878.
Pre-427 Covent Garden 1865 1878–1883 Caister [Note 19] Condemned 1883.
– Refuge 1866 1866–1888 Gorleston [Note 20]
Capsized with the loss of four crew, 10 November 1888. Condemned 1888.[14]
16 Husband 1869 1869–1879 Corton [Note 21] Sold 1892.[15]
1879–1890 Winterton No.2
25 Bolton 1870 1870–1893 Kessingland [Note 22] Sold 1893.
14 British Workman 1870 1870–1893 Palling No.2 [Note 23] Sold 1893.
23 Sisters 1872 1872–1876 Pakefield [Note 24]
Renamed The Two Sisters, Mary and Hannah in 1876.
23 The Two Sisters, Mary and Hannah 1872 1876–1886 Pakefield [Note 25] Sold 1910.
1886–1890 Lowestoft
1890–1910 Pakefield
22 Samuel Plimsoll 1876 1876–1905 Lowestoft [Note 26] Sold 1905.
17 Covent Garden 1882 1883–1899 Caister [Note 27] Sold and Broken up, 1900.
– Caroline Hamilton 1883 1883–1893 Lowestoft [Note 28] Sold 1893.
27 Charles Bury 1884 1884–1897 Kessingland No.3 [Note 29] Sold 1897.
233 Mark Lane 1889 1889–1892 Gorleston [Note 30]
Transferred to the Relief fleet, 1892.[11]
Reserve No. 1 1892–1899 Relief Fleet Renamed Margaret on transfer to Winterton No.2, 1899
Margaret 1899–1907 Winterton No.2 [Note 31]
Condemned and Sold, 1907
270 Margaret 1889 1890–1899 Winterton No.2 [Note 32]
Transferred to the Relief fleet, 1899.[16]
Reserve No.1 1899–1902 Aldeburgh Sold 1924.
1902–1924 Relief fleet
– Elizabeth Simpson 1889 1889–1926 Gorleston [Note 33]
She was launched on service 119 times, and rescued 441 lives. Motor conversion in 1926. Sold 1948.[17]
288 Stock Exchange 1890 1890–1892 Lowestoft No.2 [Note 34]
Renamed Mark Lane when transferred to Gorleston in 1892.[16]
288 Mark Lane 1890 1892–1921 Gorleston [Note 35] Sold 1922.
Renamed Gorleston, a converted houseboat, broken up at Felixstowe Ferry, 1978.
304 Aldeburgh 1890 1890–1899 Aldeburgh [Note 36]
Capsized with the loss of seven crew, & December 1899. Broken up in 1900.[18][19]
327 Beauchamp 1891 1892–1901 Caister No.2 [Note 37]
Wrecked on service with the loss of nine crew, 13 November 1901.1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
Sold 1901. Renamed Triton, used as a Broadland trip boat. Broken up in 1966.
Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.

Early Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf-Boats'

ON[a] Name Built In service[7] Station Comments[8][7]
Pre-162 Unnamed 1833 1833–1858 Great Yarmouth No.2 [Note 38] Sold 1858.
19 Unnamed 1859 1859–1866 Great Yarmouth No.2 [Note 39]
Renamed Duff in 1866.
Duff 1866–1875 [Note 40]
Renamed Abraham Thomas in 1875.
Abraham Thomas 1875–1892 [Note 41]
Capsized 18 January 1881 with the loss of six crew. Sold 1892.
15 Anne Maria 1860 1861–1875 Winterton [Note 42]
Renamed Edward Birkbeck in 1875.
Edward Birkbeck 1875–1896 [Note 43]
Condemned and broken up, 1896
18 Boys 1867 1867–1875 Caister No.2 [Note 44]
Renamed Godsend in 1875.
Godsend 1875–1892 [Note 45] Sold 1892.
Acquired by the Frinton Volunteer Lifeboat Society in 1901, and renamed Sailors Friend.
Sailors Friend 1901–1907 Frinton-on-Sea Sold 1907.
26 Grace & Lalley of Broad Oak 1867 1867–1871 Kessingland [Note 46]
Renamed St Michaels, Paddington in 1879.
1871–1879 Kessingland No.2
St Michaels, Paddington 1879–1897 Kessingland No.2 [Note 47] Sold 1897.
Pre-521 George 1869 1870–1881 Lowestoft No.2 [Note 48] Sold 1881.[15]
21 Leicester 1870 1870–1883 Gorleston [Note 49] Sold 1894.
1883–1894 Gorleston No.2
24 Henry Burford, RN 1870 1871–1895 Pakefield [Note 50]
Broken up, 1895.
29 Dorinda and Barbara 1871 1871–1882 Theddlethorpe [Note 51]
Renamed Quiver No.2 in 1882.
29 Quiver No. 2 1871 1882–1897 Southwold No.2 [Note 52]
Displayed at the Imperial Institute in London from 1897 until 1917.
319 Unnamed 1890 1891–1895 Unallocated (Spare) [Note 53].
Used in the Montrose lifeboat trials in 1893. Sold to Crown Agents for Accra, Ghana in 1895.
326 Thora Zelma 1891 1892–1904 Gorleston No.3 [Note 54]
Transferred to the Relief fleet, 1904.
Reserve No. 8 1904–1913 Relief fleet Condemned and Sold, October 1913.
329 John Burch 1892 1892–1912 Great Yarmouth [Note 55] Sold 1919.
Renamed Crescent, last reported as a yacht at St Olaves in the 1970s.

Improved design

The RNLI staged a trial of sailing lifeboats in 1892. Of the four different boats, the Norfolk and Suffolk class was deemed the least effective. The trial was held at Lowestoft and that station's two-year-old lifeboat was used. The water ballast proved to be a problem, the boat getting into difficulty in the surf close to the beach before the water ballast could be taken in. Even when properly ballasted, the boat could become unstable as water was able to shift side-to-side and back-and-front. Boats built after the trial had the water ballast constrained in tanks beneath a deck in the centre of the boat where it was not able to shift so much. Valves were fitted to allow water above the deck to drain out. An alteration was also made to the shape of the wales so that waves flowed over them better; in the past they sometimes waves coming from the side got caught under the wale and pushed the boat over the opposite side.[20][1]

Improved Norfolk & Suffolk lifeboat fleet

ON[a] Name Built In service[7] Station Comments[8][7]
351 Hearts of Oak 1893 1893–1917 Palling [Note 56] Sold 1919.
Renamed Mayflower, later Valentina. Broken up at Willow Wren Wharf, Southall, 1990.
352 Bolton 1893 1893–1902 Kessingland [Note 57] Sold 1926.
Renamed Juno, later Ladies of Bolton. Converted houseboat, now holiday accommodation Ole Gal on a farm at Saint Helena, Horsford, Norwich, December 2025.
1902 Aldeburgh
1902–1918 Kessingland
1918–1925 Southwold
353 Alfred Corry 1893 1893–1918 Southwold [Note 58] Sold 1919.
Renamed Alba, Albemarle and Thorfinn. Now on display as Alfred Corry at the Alfred Corry Museum, Southwold, the relocated former Cromer lifeboat house.[11][21]
356 Stock Exchange 1893 1893–1912 Lowestoft No. 2 [Note 59]
Transferred to the Relief fleet, 1912
Reserve No. 1A 1912–1918 Relief fleet Sold 1919.
– True to the Core 1897 1897–1909 Walton-on-the-Naze [Note 60]
Motor conversion 45-hp Brooke, 1909. Sold c.1913.
406 St Paul 1897 1897–1918 Kessingland No.2 [Note 61] Sold 1931.
Renamed Stormcock. On display since April 1996 as St Paul in the RNLI Heritage Collection at Chatham Historic Dockyard, December 2025.
1918–1931 Kessingland
430 James Stevens No. 9 1899 1899–1923 Southend-on-Sea [Note 62] Sold 1923.
Renamed Viking. Destroyed by a bomb at Dover in World War II.
431 Covent Garden 1899 1899–1919 Caister [Note 63]
Sold and broken up, 1920.
432 James Stevens No.14 1900 1900–1905 Walton-on-the-Naze [Note 64]
Stood down in 1905 for an engine to be fitted. Returned to service in 1907, see below.[22]
482 City of Winchester 1902 1902–1928 Aldeburgh [Note 65] Sold 1928.
Renamed Ellen Gordon, Houseboat, broken up at Maldon, 1980.[23][24]
543 Kentwell 1905 1905–1921 Lowestoft [Note 66] Sold 1928.
1922–1924 Gorleston
1924–1928 Relief fleet
– Sailor's Friend 1907 1907–1917 Frinton [Note 67]
Sank in 1917, subsequently sold.
589 Eleanor Brown 1909 1909–1924 Winterton [Note 68]
Transferred to Relief fleet, 1924.[25]
Reserve No. 1C 1924–1931 Relief fleet Sold 1928.
Renamed Mary. Houseboat at Morston Quay, Blakeney, December 2025.
607 James Leith 1910 1910–1919 Pakefield [Note 69] Sold 1936.
Renamed Robin Hood II, On display since April 1996 as James Leith in the RNLI Heritage Collection at Chatham Historic Dockyard, December 2025.
1919–1929 Caister
1930–1935 Aldeburgh
656 Hearts of Oak 1918 1918–1929 Palling [Note 70] Sold 1934.
Renamed Wander Bird. Last reported as a yacht at Frontignan, France, 2002.
1929–1934 Relief fleet

Improved Surf Boats

ON[a] Name Built In service[7] Station Comments[8][7]
371 Leicester 1894 1894–1923 Gorleston No.2 [Note 71]
Condemned and Sold, 1923.
397 Edward Birkbeck 1896 1896–1925 Winterton [Note 72] Sold 1925.
Renamed Mirosa. Now stored awaiting restoration as Edward Birkbeck at Winterton, Norfolk, December 2025.
405 Rescue 1897 1897–1920 Southwold No.2 [Note 73] Sold 1920.
Renamed Mermaid. Last reported as a houseboat at Horning Broad, August 1969.
506 Nancy Lucy 1903 1903–1929 Caister [Note 74] Sold 1929.
629 Hugh Taylor 1912 1912–1919 Great Yarmouth [Note 75] Sold 1937.
Renamed Johannes J, last reported as a yacht in Dordrecht, NL, 1987.
1919–1922 Pakefield
Reserve No. 1A 1922–1929 Relief fleet
Hugh Taylor 1929–1931 Aldeburgh
1931–1936 Kessingland

Motor lifeboats

The RNLI deployed its first experimental motor lifeboat in 1904 and in 1905 converted three pulling and sailing lifeboats into motor lifeboats. One of these was Walton-on-the-Naze's Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat James Stevens No.14. It was fitted with a Blake 40 hp petrol engine with 4 cylinders and running at 550 rpm. Tests on 7 June 1906 measured the converted lifeboat's speed to be 6.952 knots (12.875 km/h). It was then sent to Harwich for sea trials in October. These were completed in February 1907, after which the boat returned to Walton-on-the-Naze to take up duty.[26][22]

The engines in motor lifeboats were regarded as a supplement to sails at first but the experimental conversions were deemed a success. Construction of new motor lifeboats was protracted as it was difficult to obtain the parts and skilled staff, especially during World War I. Three Norfolk and Suffolk class motor lifeboats were built for service at East Anglian stations in the 1920s.[27] The engines were a 4-cylinder 60 bhp unit in John and Mary Meiklam Of Gladswood of 1921, and 6-cylinder engines of 80 bhp in the two boats built in 1923 and 1925.

Norfolk & Suffolk motor lifeboat fleet

ON[a] Name Built In service[7] Station Comments[28][7]
– Elizabeth Simpson 1889 1926–1939 Gorleston [Note 76] Sold 1948.
– True to the Core 1897 1909–1911 Walton-on-the-Naze [Note 77] Sold c.1913.
432 James Stevens No.14 1900 1907–1928 Walton-on-the-Naze [Note 78] Sold 1928.
Renamed Mardee. Stored ashore at Titchmarsh Marine, Walton-on-the-Naze, August 2025.[22]
663 John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood 1921 1921 Gorleston No. 1 [Note 79]
Transferred to Lowestoft in 1921, renamed Agnes Cross. (The original name was reused by ON 670 in 1924).
Agnes Cross 1921–1939 Lowestoft [Note 80] Sold October 1952.
Renamed Wimp, last reported at Aden, 1955.
1940–1941 Dover
1941–1952 Relief fleet
670 H.F. Bailey 1923 1923–1924 Cromer [Note 81]
Renamed in 1924, the original name was then reused on Watson-class lifeboat ON 694.
John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood 1924–1939 Gorleston No. 1 [Note 82] Sold October 1952.
Renamed Pen Cw. On display since June 1994 as John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood at Gorleston, December 2025.[29]
1939–1952 Relief fleet
691 Mary Scott 1925 1925–1940 Southwold [Note 83] Sold March 1953.
Renamed Atanua. Yacht with added cabin at Whitton Hoo boatyard, Rochester, August 2024.[29]
1940–1953 Relief fleet
  1. ^ a b c d e ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, funded by county subscriptions, built by B. Barcham of Lowestoft, costing £350.
  2. ^ Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat of unknown dimensions, funded by county subscriptions plus Lloyd's, built by Geo. Graham of Harwich.
  3. ^ Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat of unknown dimensions, funded by county subscriptions, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
  4. ^ 39 ft (12 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) (12/14-oared) lifeboat, funded by county subscriptions, built by Holmes of Great Yarmouth.
  5. ^ Gift of the Misses S. and L. Harris.
  6. ^ 45 ft (14 m) x 11 ft (3.4 m) (14/16-oared) lifeboat, funded by county subscriptions, built by Wm. Teasdel of Great Yarmouth, costing £300.
  7. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 11 ft (3.4 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, funded by local subscriptions and RNIPLS, built by Wm. Teasdel of Great Yarmouth, costing £320.
  8. ^ 42 ft (13 m) x 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) (14/16-oared) lifeboat, funded by county subscriptions, built by Branford of Great Yarmouth, costing £250.
  9. ^ 42 ft (13 m) x 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, funded by county subscriptions, built by Samuel R. Sparham of Lowestoft, costing £250.
  10. ^ 42 ft (13 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) lifeboat, funded by the Gorleston Ranger Corps, (later B. Hume at Winterton-on-Sea}, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
  11. ^ 44 ft (13 m) x 13 ft (4.0 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, funded by the Californai beachmen's Co., built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £200.
  12. ^ Funded by the Walton-on-the-Naze Volunteer Lifeboat Society.
  13. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) (12/14-oared) lifeboat, funded from local subscription, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £200.
  14. ^ 40 ft (12 m) (18-oared) lifeboat, funded by the Gorleston Ranger Co., built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £200.
  15. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Miss W. S. Watson of London, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £210.
  16. ^ Gift of the London Corn Exchange, Rebuilt 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m) x 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) in 1871.
  17. ^ 43 ft (13 m) x 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, funded from local subscription, built by Jas. Critten of Cobholm, costing £400.
  18. ^ 42 ft (13 m) x 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Birmingham LB fund, built by Mills and Blake of Great Yarmouth, costing £238.
  19. ^ Gift of the Covent Garden LB fund.
  20. ^ 42 ft (13 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) lifeboat, funded by the Gorleston Storm Co., constructor unknown.
  21. ^ 36 ft (11 m) x 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mrs Geo. Davis of Clapham, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £180.
  22. ^ 42 ft 5 in (12.93 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (12/14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Bolton LB fund, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £270.
  23. ^ 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m) x 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the British Workman LB fund, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £273.
  24. ^ 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the misses S. and L. Harris, built by Samuel R. Sparham of Lowestoft, costing £276.
  25. ^ Legacy of Mr T Perkin.
  26. ^ 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) x 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Samuel Plimsoll LB fund, Derby and Liverpool built by Samuel R. Sparham of Lowestoft, costing £276.
  27. ^ 42 ft 4 in (12.90 m) x 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Covent Garden LB fund, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £300.
  28. ^ 48 ft (15 m) x 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) lifeboat, funded and operated by the Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat Society, built by Samuel R. Sparham of Lowestoft, costing £450.
  29. ^ 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) x 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr Chas. Bury of Nazing, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £363.
  30. ^ 44 ft (13 m) x 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of the London Corn Exchange and Baltic Exchange LB fund, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £315.
  31. ^ Legacy of Miss Mary Eason of London.
  32. ^ 44 ft (13 m) x 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Miss Mary Eason of London, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £368.
  33. ^ 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m) x 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) lifeboat, gift of Miss Elizabeth Simpson of Stone, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
  34. ^ clifeboat, gift of the London Stock Exchange, built by Wm. T. Ellis of Lowestoft, costing £373.
  35. ^ Gift of the London Corn Exchange and Baltic Exchange LB fund.
  36. ^ 46 ft (14 m) x 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of an anonymous donor, built by J. H. Critten of Great Yarmouth, costing £373.
  37. ^ 36 ft (11 m) x 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Sir R. Proctor-Beauchamp, Bt, built by J. H. Critten of Great Yarmouth, costing £266.
  38. ^ 25 ft (7.6 m) x 8 ft (2.4 m) (10-oared) lifeboat, funded by local subscription, built by Branford of Lowestoft.
  39. ^ 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m) x 9 ft (2.7 m) (10-oared) lifeboat, an anonymous gift, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £179.
  40. ^ An anonymous gift
  41. ^ Gift of the late Mrs Balderson.
  42. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Capt. W. Harris, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £120.
  43. ^ Funded by the RNLI.
  44. ^ 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Routledge Magazine for Boys, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £153.
  45. ^ Gift of Lady Bourchire of Hampton Court Palace.
  46. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mr J. Hargreaves of Broad Oak, Accrington, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £156.
  47. ^ Gift of St Michael's LB fund.
  48. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Miss Mary Ann Leicester of Bayswater, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £150.
  49. ^ 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m) x 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) (10-oared) lifeboat, gift of the City of Leicester LB fund, built by Forrestt of Limehouse, London, costing £153.
  50. ^ 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m) x 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr John Legrew, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £142.
  51. ^ 30 ft (9.1 m) x 9 ft (2.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mrs B. Carslake of Brixton, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £145.
  52. ^ Gift of The Quiver LB fund.
  53. ^ 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) lifeboat, from RNLI funds, built by Wm. T. Ellis of Lowestoft, costing £211
  54. ^ 31 ft (9.4 m) x 9 ft (2.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mr J. McLaren-Smith of Temple, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £231
  55. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mrs Burch of King's Lynn, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £227.
  56. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, built by Wm. T. Ellis of Lowestoft, costing £416.
  57. ^ 43 ft (13 m) x 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) (12/14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Bolton LB fund, built by Chambers and Colby of Lowestoft, costing £639.
  58. ^ 44 ft (13 m) x 13 ft (4.0 m) (12/14-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr A. J. Corry of Putney, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £490.
  59. ^ 46 ft (14 m) x 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, gift of the London Stock Exchange LB fund, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £530.
  60. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 13 ft (4.0 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, funded by the Walton-on-the-Naze Boatmen's Co., built by Jn. Houston of Rowhedge, costing £437.
  61. ^ 38 ft (12 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mr J. Paul of Barnes, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £530.
  62. ^ 38 ft (12 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr J. Stevens of Birmingham, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £865.
  63. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Covent Garden LB fund, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,295.
  64. ^ 43 ft (13 m) x 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr J. Stevens of Birmingham, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,420.
  65. ^ 46 ft (14 m) x 14 ft (4.3 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Winchester LB fund, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £2,640.
  66. ^ 46 ft (14 m) x 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (14-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mrs S. A. Moore of London, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £2,197.
  67. ^ 40 ft (12 m) lifeboat, funded by the Frinton-on-Sea Lifeboat Society, built by J. & H. Cann of Harwich, costing £360.
  68. ^ 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) x 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mrs E. Brown of Wandsworth, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £2,015.
  69. ^ 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) x 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr Jas. Leath of London, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,934.
  70. ^ 40 ft (12 m) x 12 ft (3.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, built by Summers and Payne of Southampton, completed by S. E. Saunders of Cowes.
  71. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 9 ft (2.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of the City of Leicester LB fund, RNLI funds, built by Critten of Great Yarmouth, costing £328.
  72. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 9 ft (2.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, from RNLI funds, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £436.
  73. ^ 32 ft (9.8 m) x 9 ft (2.7 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, legacy of Mr J. B. Barkworth of Havant, built by Reynolds of Lowestoft, costing £402.
  74. ^ 35 ft (11 m) x 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Sir H. W. Lucy, MP of London, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,603.
  75. ^ 34 ft (10 m) x 10 ft (3.0 m) (12-oared) lifeboat, gift of Mrs E. Stratford of London, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,250.
  76. ^ Motor conversion in 1926.
  77. ^ Motor conversion 45-hp Brooke, 1909.
  78. ^ Motor conversion, 40-hp Brooke 4-cyl. petrol engine, 1906, returned to service in 1907.
  79. ^ 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) x 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) lifeboat, legacies of Miss J. Meiklam and Mrs May, plus gift of Mrs Moysey, built by S. E. Saunders of Cowes, costing £6,620.
  80. ^ Gift of Mrs Cross.
  81. ^ 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) x 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) lifeboat, legacy of Mr Bailey, built by J. Samuel White of Cowes, with single 60-hp Tylor engine, costing £10,933.
  82. ^ Legacies of Miss J. Meiklam and Mrs May, plus gift of Mrs Moysey.
  83. ^ 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) x 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) lifeboat, legacy of Miss M. Scott, built by J. Samuel White of Cowes, with single 80-hp White DE6 6-cyl. petrol engine, costing £7,827.

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