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Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage
Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage
TypeLaunch carriage
ManufacturerClayton Engineering Limited[1]
Length8.3 m (330 in)
Weight2.4 Tonnes maximum ballasted weight.

The Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage is a Drive On - Drive Off Lifeboat launch and recovery carriage currently used by the RNLI to launch its Atlantic class inshore lifeboats. The carriage is a development of the original Atlantic 21 and 75 DO-DO trolley that has been in service with the institution many years.

The Design

The design was conceived by Clayton Engineering Limited,[2] who worked closely with the RNLI to produce this very efficient launch system. The carriage works in conjunction with the range of Talus tractors which are used to deploy the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboats. There are three versions of this carriage which include a standard carriage and the option of a hydraulic power pack. This feature allows the carriages pay-load to be angled to the optimum launch position required on the beach and slipways of certain stations around the country. The carriage’s launch platform has an main bed which elevates through 10° to achieve this feature. The third variant of the carriage has the elevation bed mounted on a rail carriage system.

Operation

Under normal launch conditions the lifeboat is loaded with its bow to the rear of the carriage to allow faster deployment. When the lifeboat is recovered it reverses back on to the launch bed.[3] Depending on the sea condition the helmsman require good seamanship to achieve this.

RNLI A85 DO-DO launch carriage fleet

This list is incomplete

Date in service Op. No. Station Image Lifeboat Pay-load
C-DD-001 Mudeford[4] Atlantic 85 Mudeford Servant (B-806)
C-DDR-005
(Hydraulic Launch Cradel) 		Port Erin[5] Atlantic 85Muriel and Leslie (B-813)
C-DDA-007[6] Sheringham[7] Atlantic 85 The Oddfellows (B-818)
C-DDA-008 Walmer [8] Atlantic 85 Donald Mclauchlan (B-808)
C-DDA-010P Criccieth [9] Atlantic 85 Doris Joan (B-823)
C-DDA-012P St Bees[10] Atlantic 85 Joy Morris MBE (B-831)
C-DD-020 Kinghorn[11] Atlantic 85 Tommy Niven (B 836)
C-DDA-021P[3] New Brighton [12] Atlantic 85 Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No.51) (B-837)
2014 C-DD-031 Hunstanton Atlantic 85 RNLB Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848)
C-DDA-038 Newbiggin[13] Atlantic 85 Richard Wake Burdon (B-864)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home Page – Clayton Engineering". Information about Clayton Engineering, there products and there clients. Clayton Engineering Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage". Decription and details of the carriage. Clayton Engineering Limited. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Rapid Response Lifeboat". Description and details of DO DO [ Drive On / Drive Off ] Carriage. Copyright © The Royal National Lifeboat Institution. New Brighton. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Mudeford Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Mudeford station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Port Erin Lifeboat Station". Home page of the Port Erin station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. ^ "The Tractor – Sheringham Lifeboat Website". Description of the deployment and recovery of the The Oddfellows (B-818) using C-DDA-007. Copyright © Sheringham Lifeboats. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Sheringham Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Sheringham station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Walmer Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Walmer station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Criccieth Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Criccieth station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  10. ^ "St Bees Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the St Bees station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Kinghorn Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Kinghorn station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  12. ^ "New Brighton Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the New Brighton station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Newbiggin Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Newbiggin station. RNLI © 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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