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Leisure object - Model Boat Oakley, Model built by Samuel Lloyd-Jones, lifeboat 2nd coxswain

  • A hand made model of the lifeboat 'Oakley' which operated in the UK by the RNLI from 1958 to 1993.

    Model of an Oakley Class Lifeboat

Historical information

Modelled on a lifeboat 11.3m [37 feet] long stationed at Llandandru, Northern Wales from 1964 to 1990. Samuel Lloyd-Jones who was 2nd coxswain for 7 years built this model.

Physical description

Model of an Oakley Class Lifeboat

Subjects

References

  • The Oakley-class lifeboat The Oakley-class lifeboat refers to two types of self-righting lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1958 and 1993. The 37-foot (11.3 m) Oakley was designed for carriage launching, while the larger 48-foot-6-inch (14.8 m) version was designed for slipway launching or to lie afloat. During their service they saved a combined total of 1,456 lives in 3,734 rescue launches. The class is known by the name of its designer, RNLI naval architect Richard Oakley.
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