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304:Re-engined
298:In service
267:Description
261:42ft Watson
104:42ft Watson
92:Preceded by
1683:Zodiac III
1153:References
1128:1977–1982
1118:1976–1977
1110:1973–1976
1100:1968–1973
1090:1961–1968
1082:1959–1961
1059:Whitehills
1055:1952–1959
1025:1977–1979
1003:Eastbourne
999:1949–1977
977:1975–1981
950:1949–1975
930:Portavogie
926:1965–1978
918:1961–1965
908:1960–1961
881:1949–1960
858:Barry Dock
854:1973–1979
827:1948–1972
797:1939–1941
775:1972–1976
748:1939–1972
711:1939–1976
689:1950–1964
682:Bromsgrove
668:1938–1950
647:Caernarfon
627:1938–1974
605:1968–1973
582:1938–1968
546:Barry Dock
542:1937–1968
513:1936–1940
484:The Lizard
480:1934–1961
451:1933–1959
426:1957–1974
411:1933–1957
390:1963–1973
328:1931–1958
203:Propulsion
174:14-15 tons
126:In service
1663:Avon S650
1642:Zodiac IV
1610:McLachlan
1493:Liverpool
1435:Liverpool
1430:Greathead
1015:Steadfast
903:Harbour.
843:Tynemouth
801:Tynemouth
752:Port Erin
727:Fleetwood
715:Fleetwood
415:Dungeness
364:1933–1963
332:Aldeburgh
307:Comments
301:Stations
134:Completed
129:1933-1982
77:Operators
1743:Category
1653:RFD PB16
1508:Ramsgate
1387:XP-class
1353:Mark III
1071:New Ross
901:Burghead
295:Builder
49:Builders
1689:E-class
1658:RFD 320
1648:D-class
1637:C-class
1621:B-class
1600:A-class
1579:Waveney
1488:Barnett
1392:Y-class
1382:X-class
1377:Arancia
1359:H-class
1348:Mark II
1343:E-class
1332:D-class
1321:B-class
1294:Shannon
954:Swanage
897:Vagrant
598:Ynyslas
383:Dowager
340:St. Ita
254:History
219:⁄
195:Draught
150:Retired
95:Various
1715:Medina
1694:Mark I
1678:Humber
1668:Dunlop
1569:Thames
1533:Watson
1518:Solent
1513:Rother
1503:Oakley
1460:Watson
1455:Plenty
1445:Palmer
1425:Cromer
1289:Severn
1284:Mersey
1122:Girvan
1104:Arklow
1094:Girvan
940:R.L.P.
912:Girvan
885:Buckie
764:Penros
643:Whitby
631:Whitby
586:Arklow
455:Walmer
292:Built
179:Length
1605:Hatch
1559:Clyde
1554:Brede
1523:Steam
1450:Peake
1304:Trent
1299:Tamar
1063:1963
1047:1952
1007:1963
993:1949
958:1963
944:1949
889:1963
873:1949
860:No.2
835:1963
821:1948
791:1939
756:1963
742:1939
719:1963
705:1938
674:No.2
662:1938
635:1963
621:1938
590:1963
576:1938
558:1969
536:1936
517:Hythe
508:1936
474:1933
446:1933
406:1933
375:1963
355:1933
320:1931
289:Name
279:Fleet
224:knots
211:Speed
118:Built
1673:EA16
1574:Tyne
1549:Arun
1528:Surf
1221:RNLI
1204:2019
1033:897
985:859
966:Beya
936:858
865:857
813:856
783:824
734:823
697:813
654:812
613:808
568:807
528:806
500:783
466:769
434:762
398:761
347:758
312:751
238:The
229:Crew
187:Beam
142:Lost
110:Cost
41:Name
1337:IB1
805:No
677:No
550:No
488:No
286:ON
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137:13
1249:e
1242:t
1235:v
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232:8
221:2
217:1
214:7
145:2
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