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she was sent to William Osborne in [[Littlehampton]] to be fitted out. During spring 1985 she underwent her self-righting trials following which all her electronic equipment was installed and commissioned. She was then sent to the RNLI depot at [[Poole Harbour|Poole]]. |
she was sent to William Osborne in [[Littlehampton]] to be fitted out. During spring 1985 she underwent her self-righting trials following which all her electronic equipment was installed and commissioned. She was then sent to the RNLI depot at [[Poole Harbour|Poole]]. |
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=== Funding === |
=== Funding === |
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The lifeboat cost £394,928 and funding for the boat came from a gift given to the institute by a Mrs Esma Anderson of Grosvenor Square in London and was in memory of her husband Mr Keith M. G. Anderson after whom the boat was named. In August 1985 the Newhaven lifeboat crew arrived at Poole and after some training on the Arun lifeboat took the ''Keith Anderson'' and sailed her to Newhaven arriving there on 9 August 1985. The official naming service took place in Newhaven on the 27 May 1986 when Mrs Anderson officially handed over the lifeboat, following this she named the lifeboat. By the time of this ceremony the lifeboat had already been launched to service on thirty three occasions and had been accredited with saving the lives of four people. |
The lifeboat cost £394,928 and funding for the boat came from a gift given to the institute by a Mrs Esma Anderson of Grosvenor Square in London and was in memory of her husband Mr Keith M. G. Anderson after whom the boat was named. In August 1985<ref name=NAVNUT>{{cite web|title=Arun-class 52/54|url=http://www.lifeboatsonline.com/RNLIArun.html|work=List of the Arun Class lifeboat production which includes ON 1106 Keith Anderson|publisher=Lifeboats online © 2014|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref> the Newhaven lifeboat crew arrived at Poole and after some training on the Arun lifeboat took the ''Keith Anderson'' and sailed her to Newhaven arriving there on 9 August 1985. The official naming service took place in Newhaven on the 27 May 1986 when Mrs Anderson officially handed over the lifeboat, following this she named the lifeboat. By the time of this ceremony the lifeboat had already been launched to service on thirty three occasions and had been accredited with saving the lives of four people. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:20, 10 April 2014
.jpg) RNLB Keith Anderson (ON 1106)
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| History | |
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| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder | VT Halmatic |
| Official Number: | ON 1106 |
| Donor: | Gift of Mrs Esme Anderson Grosvenor Square, London |
| Station | Newhaven (1985 – 1999) Relief Fleet (1999 – 2000) Hartlepool |
| Cost | £394,928 |
| Yard number | WO 2790 |
| Laid down | 1984 |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Christened | 27 May 1986 by Mrs Esme Anderson |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Acquired | 1985 |
| In service | 1985 - 2003 |
| Fate | Sold out of fleet in 2006 to China Rescue & Salvage Bureau[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arun-class |
| Type | Motor lifeboat |
| Displacement | 32 long tons (33 t) |
| Length | 54 ft (16 m) overall |
| Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar 460 hp (343 kW) diesel engines |
| Speed | 18.5 knots (21.3 mph; 34.3 km/h) |
| Range | 250 nmi (460 km) |
| Crew | 6 |
The lifeboat Keith Anderson[2] was a Arun class lifeboat which served at Newhaven[3] for six years, in the relief fleet for one year and finished her RNLI career in Hartlepool[4] in 2003 after serving for three years.
Procurement
This lifeboat was ordered to replace the Waveney-class Louis Marchesi of Round Table (ON 1045) at Newhaven which had served at the station for eight years. This important East Sussex station needed an improved class of lifeboat to enhance the stations capabilities. The Arun-class was considered to be suitable for this stations mooring facilities on the River Ouse which runs through the Port of Newhaven. She was laid down by VT Halmatic,[5] she was sent to William Osborne in Littlehampton to be fitted out. During spring 1985 she underwent her self-righting trials following which all her electronic equipment was installed and commissioned. She was then sent to the RNLI depot at Poole.
Funding
The lifeboat cost £394,928 and funding for the boat came from a gift given to the institute by a Mrs Esma Anderson of Grosvenor Square in London and was in memory of her husband Mr Keith M. G. Anderson after whom the boat was named. In August 1985[6] the Newhaven lifeboat crew arrived at Poole and after some training on the Arun lifeboat took the Keith Anderson and sailed her to Newhaven arriving there on 9 August 1985. The official naming service took place in Newhaven on the 27 May 1986 when Mrs Anderson officially handed over the lifeboat, following this she named the lifeboat. By the time of this ceremony the lifeboat had already been launched to service on thirty three occasions and had been accredited with saving the lives of four people.
References
- ^ "RNLI Website - China". Reference to the cooperation between RNLI and China. publisher=RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Arun Lifeboats – An illustrated history of the RNLI Arun lifeboats 1971 – 2009. Author: Leach, Nicholas. Publisher: Kelsey Publishing Ltd. 2011. work: Page 100, Keith Anderson. ISBN 9781907426216
- ^ "Newhaven Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Newhaven station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Hartlepool Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Hartlepool station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Halmatic". Reference to the construction of the Arun-class Lifeboats by the company. Sail Boat Data © 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Arun-class 52/54". List of the Arun Class lifeboat production which includes ON 1106 Keith Anderson. Lifeboats online © 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.