James and Ann Ritchie (Lifeboat) 1991

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Arturo
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James and Ann Ritchie (Lifeboat) 1991

Post by Arturo » Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:11 pm

James and Ann Ritchie is a Mersey class lifeboat based at Ramsey. Mersey Class lifeboats are all-weather lifeboats ran by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from stations around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. They are capable of operating at up to 17 knots and can be launched from a carriage.

The class name comes from the River Mersey which flows into the Irish Sea in north west England.

The RNLB Ann and James Ritchie, arrived in Ramsey on 5 July 1991, to replace the town’s ageing Oakley class lifeboat, the RNLI lifeboat James Ball Ritchie. She took up station on 12 July 1991. She was funded by the late Mrs Ann Ritchie.

For more info about Oakley class lifeboats see topic:”J G Graves of Sheffield lifeboat”.

Displacement; 14 t (14 long tons), length; 11.62 m (38.1 ft), beam; 3.81 m (12.5 ft), draught; 1.02 m (3.3 ft), propulsion; 2 × 280 hp (210 kW) Caterpillar 3208T diesel engines, speed; 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h), range; 140 nmi (260 km), endurance; 10.25 hours approx. at cruising speed, capacity; 43 survivors (self-righting up to 21), complement; 6.

The cost of £1.2 million for the construction of her has been funded by the Gough Ritchie Trust and the late Mrs Milicent Web. Mrs Ann Ritchie was a generous supporter of the RNLI and funded 3 lifeboats during her lifetime. These being the "James Ball Ritchie" at Ramsey , I.o.M.,the "Ann Ritchie" at Oban, Scotland and the "Gough Ritchie " at Port St Mary. On her death in 1990, a trust was established from which the RNLI benefits in receiving one third of the annual income to spend on the RNLI stations and lifeboats in the Isle of Man.

Isle of Man 1991, S.G.?, Scott: 465.


Source: Wikipedia and various web sites.
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D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
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Re: James and Ann Ritchie (Lifeboat) 1991

Post by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen » Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:18 pm

Correct name is ANN AND JAMES RITCHIE.

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