And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
I want one. I'll bet the motors on that are impressive.
This is the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) lifeboat, patrolling the Solent and waters around the Isle of Wight off the coast of southern England. https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/yarmouth-lifeboat-station
All torque, not horsepower
ReplyDeleteLooks like a Pilot boat.
ReplyDeleteBritish life boat RNLI 17-25 in the English Channel
ReplyDeleteVery well-designed bow!
ReplyDeleteShe’s a Severn class boat. 40 tons displacement 3200hp
ReplyDeletehttps://www.vesselfinder.com/ship-photos/629438
They need to be fast as they're being used to rescue illegal immigrants fleeing France in little overloaded boats. Cant let them suffer can we?
ReplyDeleteNeeds torpedo tubes and a deck gun.
DeleteOnly the finest will do for our western cultural enrichment.
DeleteCaterpillars or MTU's . Take the MTU engines. What I've seen with cat engines the last few years I wouldn't have one in my boat.
ReplyDeletePiloted by volunteers
ReplyDeleteGM diesels as far as I remember. I also remember lots of teething troubles.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) lifeboat, patrolling the Solent and waters around the Isle of Wight off the coast of southern England. https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/yarmouth-lifeboat-station
ReplyDelete(2) torpedo tube's (1) 25MM (1) 12.7 and (2) 7.62
ReplyDeleteOr remake (and update) the PHMs: https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/1601.htm
DeleteIt's the kidney damage and vertebral fractures for the crew that really get your attention though.
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