Key details
- Current boat name
- B 500
- Boat class
- 7331
- Function
- Service
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 6.4 / 21ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.29 / 7ft 6in
- Leeward
- None
- Propulsion
- Engine
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1970
- Place of build
- Unknown
Current status
- Present use
- Display
History
B500 was the first of the Atlantic Class rigid inflatable lifeboats and was stationed initially at Hartlepool. She comprises a plywood hull with deep V forward sections which run into a planing flat aft, together with with a plywood weather deck and transom. A peripheral Hypalon bouyancy collar is subdivided by baffles into five sections which is secured by bonding tape to the hull structure. A centreline jockey console is provided for helm and two crew with propulsion provided by two 55 hp Evinrude outboard engines. March 2011