Autocar: Shannon Class lifeboat review

[anonymous-user]

Christmas_road_test

Interesting review of the RNLI's latest off shore boat. I had no idea it is an "in-house" design! Looks like some pretty serious marine engineering going on ;-)

[dudleybloke]

Great bit of kit!

[Some Guy]

Brilliant.

[Mr Pointy]

I've always liked this video of the beaching test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBcTXJ7UGVg

[thegreenhell]

Amazing. That's what I'd want as the tender to my fantasy mega-yacht.

[ecsrobin]

Max_Torque said:

Christmas_road_test

Interesting review of the RNLI's latest off shore boat. I had no idea it is an "in-house" design! Looks like some pretty serious marine engineering going on ;-)

It’s worth a visit to Poole where you can do a tour of the facilities a very impressive facility, hotel, restaurants, wave pool, factory.

They also build the ribs in-house at cowes, the design is also technically an in-house design for the Atlantic’s as they were designed and trialled with the help of Atlantic college wales.

[sinbaddio]

Love that. Apparently the designer Peter Eyre was 24 when he came up the original design a few years ago - hats off to him!

[Athlon]

The launch and recovery system is every bit as impressive although that is not built in house.



Fantastic kit, if you get the chance to see one up close you should, even better if you get to see one launch on exercise.

[castex]

Fond memories of crazy tests and now this. Fabulous. Thanks as ever to Autocar, and thanks for posting!

[Wozy68]

Thanks for posting. What a fabulous read.

I felt my chest expanding with pride that as a country we are still so bloody brilliant at doing so many things right....... if we are just allowed to get on with it.

Utter respect for the RNLI, it’s workers and volunteers

[dhutch]

Athlon said:

The launch and recovery system is every bit as impressive although that is not built in house.



Fantastic kit, if you get the chance to see one up close you should, even better if you get to see one launch on exercise.

Not been on one yet, but am vary aware of them, absolute boss pieces of kit. I currently work at company that make professional ribs, around half of which are on Hamilton jets and as it says 'bucket drop' tests are quite something, as is the difference between my mates 14ft sport rib and one of our 9m industrial offerings in the way the cut through waves and generally feel seriously solid, shock mitigating seats, etc.

When they where new I ended up at an IMechE talk by the company that designed an build the tractor and trailer unit, which was one of the best engineering talks I've been on. Interestingly the tractor shares the same engine, and the water tight door with the craft. Equally at home on a steep gravel beach, as a long sandy one, or driving down the high street in once case, it can also survive being submerged on the sea bed for a cycle of the tide if it all goes pete tong.



Daniel