RNLB Queen Victoria
| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Operator | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| In service | 1887-1902 |
| Homeport | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lifeboat |
| Propulsion | Oars |
RNLB Queen Victoria is an historic shore-based lifeboat, built in 1887, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), and now preserved at The Shipwreck Centre, Arreton, Isle of Wight.[1][2]
A rowing boat, Queen Victoria operated from Bembridge on the Isle of Wight from 1887 to 1902.[2] It was then purchased by one of its crew, who converted it for use as a houseboat.[2]
In 1989 Martin Woodward, then coxswain of the Bembridge lifeboat, purchased Queen Victoria[2] and, after several years of fundraising, the boat was finally restored in 1998,[1] at the Classic Boat Museum, in East Cowes.[2]
The boat is now under the stewardship of the Isle of Wight Historic Lifeboat Trust, a registered charity, and is seaworthy.[2]
1999 she was taken to the BBC Television Centre in London to appear on the BBC television programme Blue Peter, to mark the RNLI's 175th anniversary.[3]
References
- ^ a b "The Shipwreck Centre, Arreton, Isle of Wight". The Lifeboat Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Queen Victoria Lifeboat". Isle of Wight Historic Lifeboat Trust. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Queen Victoria Lifeboat". Isle of Wight Historic Lifeboat Trust. Retrieved 24 January 2017.