LIFEBOAT ON508 – LESLIE
LOCATION : 335 FOLKSTONE
DATE FROM : 20/03/1903 TO : 15/01/1931
TIME FROM : 00:00
SITUATION : Station Lifeboat
COMMENTS : A 35ft Standard Thames SR 10 oared lifeboat with 8ft 6″
beam, 4ft amidships, 6ft 5″ stern, 8 relieving tubes, 6ft
wood/iron keel, 10ft steel sliding keel, 17ft 6″ bilges, 3ft
5″ thwarts, solid wood 7 x 3 wale, overall weight 3 tons 17
cwts, 2 WB tanks, No.1 rig and 10 round oars.
Built in 1902 by Thames Ironworks No.TK 32 at the cost of
£787.12.2d provided from a legacy by Miss Skynner of Brighton.
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Taken into service and placed on trial out of storeyard 17th
February 1903 until sent to Folkstone as station lifeboat
20/3/1903.
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Off service:
Launched 30/3/1903 The newspaper report
1903: repairs to planking & leaks stopped in WB tanks.
1919: Partial survey
1920: Complete overhaul, leaks under bulkhead and WB tanks,
stern, post refastened, garboard seams re-caulked, aircases
repaired & stopped where leaking, new rudder, copper plate
to gunwale to take cable shaft.
1920 (Sept.) en-route to station from Chatham, damaged port
bow and bow pudding – repairs carried out.
1928: Partial overhaul, all in good order.
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LOCATION : 724 STOREYARD,LIMEHOUSE
DATE FROM : 15/01/1931 TO : 24/04/1936
TIME FROM : 00:00
SITUATION : Exhibition Purposes
COMMENTS : Minute 15/1/31 and withdrawn from Folkstone.
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Later sale list December 1935.
LOCATION : 1098 NON OPERATIONAL
DATE FROM : 24/04/1936 TO :
TIME FROM : 00:00
SITUATION : SOLD
COMMENTS : While in RNLI service ON508 carried out 21 launches and
saved 16 lives at Folkstone.
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