Trent Class Lifeboat
The 14m Trent is a scaled down version of the 17m Severn Class Lifeboat with a hard chine hull form. Propeller protection is provided by tunnels and by deep bilge keels which allow the boat to take the ground if needed. The boat is designed to self-right within 6 second's after a capsize.
The hull is subdived into 6 compartments and the wheelhouse contains seating for 6 or 7 crew with provision for one stretcher in the wheel house and another in the forecabin.
The electronics on board includes DGPS (differential satellite navigator), electronic chart-plotting, APRA radar, VHF direction finder, VHF radio, MF radio, echo sounder, speed log, anemometer, autopilot and an intercom system. Rescue equipment includes night vision viewers, a small inflatable dingy, rocket lines, search lights and a salvage pump for use on flooding vessels. First aid includes oxygen and enternox (a pain killer) gases.
Length: 14.26m ( 46ft 9in); Beam: 4.9m (16ft 1 in); Introduced : 1993
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