# Liverpool-class lifeboat

The Liverpool-class motorised lifeboat was a non-self-righting boat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from its stations around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The boats were designed for carriage launching and were developed from the Liverpool-Class Pulling and Sailing type of lifeboats - there were two types built, single and twin engined.

## History

The Liverpool class, designed by James Barnett, was derived from the 35ft 6in Self-righting motor-class lifeboat and had many similarities with it. Lifeboatmen at many stations preferred non self-righting boats due to their better stability and the Liverpool class was designed to be light enough for carriage launching at these stations. The single-engined version entered service in 1932 and was powered by an RNLI designed, Weyburn Engineering built AE6 six-cylinder 35 horsepower (26 kW) petrol engine mounted in a watertight compartment. Like all early motor lifeboats, the Liverpool class carried an auxiliary sailing rig and had a drop keel just forward of the engine room. 28 boats were built between 1931 and 1941. The introduction of tractors to assist with carriage launching enabled the RNLI to consider a heavier, twin-engined version of the Liverpool class and a prototype was ordered but was destroyed in an air raid at the builder's yard at Cowes in May 1942. Production got underway early in 1945 and the boat was powered by two 18 hp (13 kW) Weyburn AE4 four-cylinder petrol engines mounted in a watertight compartment. The extra redundancy of twin engines reduced the need for auxiliary sails. 31 boats were built between 1945 and 1954, the last 21 of which were powered by 20 hp (15 kW) Ferry Kadenacy FKR3 diesels. The William Cantrell Ashley now July 2017 is in dry standing Penarth marina, Cardiff.

## Description

The Liverpool class was based on the 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) Self-righting motor introduced in 1929, but had greater beam (10 ft (3.0 m) rather than 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)) and much shallower endboxes. The shelter was extended forward to cover the engine compartment, which was watertight and allowed the engine to continue to operate as long as the air intake was not submerged. The single propeller was protected by the keel. The twin-engined variant was visually very similar but had 8 in (20 cm) more beam and the twin propellers were in protective tunnels. In the mid-1960s the petrol engines in the first ten boats were replaced by 47 hp (35 kW) Parsons Penguin diesels (as were a couple of the Ferry engined boats). Only one single-engined boat, ON 832, was re-engined with a diesel engine, a Parsons Porbeagle of 47 hp.

## Fleet
### Single screw boats

| ON | Name | Built | Builder | In service | Station | Comments |
| 750 | Oldham | 1931 | Groves & Guttridge | 1931–1952 | Hoylake | Sold in 1952. Renamed Grey Lass but broken up at Hoylake in 1955. |
| 760 | Anne Allan | 1932 | Thorneycroft | 1932–1953 | Skegness | Sold in 1953. Reported in December 2022 as having been restored to original condition and now at Padstow. |
| 764 | Nellie and Charlie | 1933 | J. Samuel White | 1933–1950 | Anstruther | Sold April 1951. In December 2021 it was in use as a pleasure boat for RW Davis & Sons Ltd. At Sharpness. |
| 765 | Fifi and Charles | 1933 | J. Samuel White | 1933–1962 | Weston-super-Mare | Sold October 1962. By August 2008 it had been renamed Wyvern and was at Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine in France. |
| 766 | The Always Ready | 1933 | J. Samuel White | 1933–1954 | Runswick | Sold May 1954. Reported to be at Portishead Marina in December 2021. |
| 770 | Harriot Dixon | 1934 | Groves & Guttridge | 1934–1964 | Cromer No.2 | Sold December 1964. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 771 | The Three Sisters | 1934 | J. Samuel White | 1934–1954 | Coverack | Sold in 1954. Had a wheelhouse added and used as a pleasure boat but broken up in October 2008 in Rhyl. |
| 772 | Elizabeth and Albina Whitley | 1934 | Groves & Guttridge | 1934–1948 | Flamborough | Sold January 1953. Reported in December 2022 to be in storage at Stiffkey, Norfolk, with the name Albina. |
| 772 | Elizabeth and Albina Whitley | 1934 | Groves & Guttridge | 1948–1952 | Reserve fleet | Sold January 1953. Reported in December 2022 to be in storage at Stiffkey, Norfolk, with the name Albina. |
| 773 | Joseph Braithwaite | 1934 | J. Samuel White | 1934–1949 | Maryport | Sold December 1952. Reported in January 2019, to be in a back garden in Barry, Wales. |
| 773 | Joseph Braithwaite | 1934 | J. Samuel White | 1950–1952 | Reserve fleet | Sold December 1952. Reported in January 2019, to be in a back garden in Barry, Wales. |
| 781 | W.R.A. | 1935 | J. Samuel White | 1936–1954 | North Sunderland | Sold to Guatemala as a lifeboat in 1958. |
| 781 | W.R.A. | 1935 | J. Samuel White | 1954–1958 | Reserve fleet | Sold to Guatemala as a lifeboat in 1958. |
| 782 | Margaret Dawson | 1935 | J. Samuel White | 1936–1952 | Gourdon | Sold 1956. Wrecked and later broken up at Holyhead. |
| 782 | Margaret Dawson | 1935 | J. Samuel White | 1952–1955 | Reserve fleet | Sold 1956. Wrecked and later broken up at Holyhead. |
| 786 | Foresters Centenary | 1936 | Groves & Guttridge | 1936–1961 | Sheringham | Sold 1961. On display at The Mo Sheringham Museum. |
| 791 | Elizabeth Wills Allen | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1936–1950 | Seaham | Sold February 1953. Reported in December 2022 as being at Stiffkey, Norfolk, for restoration. |
| 791 | Elizabeth Wills Allen | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1950–1953 | Reserve fleet | Sold February 1953. Reported in December 2022 as being at Stiffkey, Norfolk, for restoration. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1936–1949 | St Abbs | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1949–1952 | Reserve fleet | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1952–1953 | Bridlington | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1953–1956 | Reserve fleet | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1956–1958 | Scarborough | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1958–1959 | Reserve fleet | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 792 | Annie Ronald and Isabella Forrest | 1936 | J. Samuel White | 1959–1964 | Llandudno | Sold March 1965. In September 2021 it was reported to be a leisure boat named Arif at Walton-on-the-Naze. |
| 793 | Clarissa Langdon | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1937–1962 | Boulmer | Sold March 1965. Reported in November 2021 to be a workboat named Homewards at Foula, Shetland Islands. |
| 793 | Clarissa Langdon | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1962–1963 | Reserve fleet | Sold March 1965. Reported in November 2021 to be a workboat named Homewards at Foula, Shetland Islands. |
| 793 | Clarissa Langdon | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1963 | Seaham | Sold March 1965. Reported in November 2021 to be a workboat named Homewards at Foula, Shetland Islands. |
| 793 | Clarissa Langdon | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1963–1965 | Reserve fleet | Sold March 1965. Reported in November 2021 to be a workboat named Homewards at Foula, Shetland Islands. |
| 794 | Richard Silver Oliver | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1937–1939 | Cullercoats | Capsized on exercise at Cullercoats 22 April 1939 with the loss of 6 lives. Sold in 1963 to the Chilean Lifeboat Service, renamed Valparaiso II and stationed at Lirquén, Chile. Damaged in service but then destroyed by vandals while awaiting repairs in 1978. |
| 794 | Richard Silver Oliver | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1940–1945 | Newquay | Capsized on exercise at Cullercoats 22 April 1939 with the loss of 6 lives. Sold in 1963 to the Chilean Lifeboat Service, renamed Valparaiso II and stationed at Lirquén, Chile. Damaged in service but then destroyed by vandals while awaiting repairs in 1978. |
| 794 | Richard Silver Oliver | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1945–1952 | Ilfracombe | Capsized on exercise at Cullercoats 22 April 1939 with the loss of 6 lives. Sold in 1963 to the Chilean Lifeboat Service, renamed Valparaiso II and stationed at Lirquén, Chile. Damaged in service but then destroyed by vandals while awaiting repairs in 1978. |
| 794 | Richard Silver Oliver | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1953–1961 | Criccieth | Capsized on exercise at Cullercoats 22 April 1939 with the loss of 6 lives. Sold in 1963 to the Chilean Lifeboat Service, renamed Valparaiso II and stationed at Lirquén, Chile. Damaged in service but then destroyed by vandals while awaiting repairs in 1978. |
| 794 | Richard Silver Oliver | 1937 | J. Samuel White | 1961–1963 | Reserve fleet | Capsized on exercise at Cullercoats 22 April 1939 with the loss of 6 lives. Sold in 1963 to the Chilean Lifeboat Service, renamed Valparaiso II and stationed at Lirquén, Chile. Damaged in service but then destroyed by vandals while awaiting repairs in 1978. |
| 795 | Frank and William Oates | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1937–1951 | Eyemouth | Sold 1964. Reported in April 2019 to have been renamed Seren-y-Mor and at Tenby. |
| 795 | Frank and William Oates | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1955 | Girvan | Sold 1964. Reported in April 2019 to have been renamed Seren-y-Mor and at Tenby. |
| 795 | Frank and William Oates | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1956–1963 | Reserve fleet | Sold 1964. Reported in April 2019 to have been renamed Seren-y-Mor and at Tenby. |
| 795 | Frank and William Oates | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1963–1964 | Hastings | Sold 1964. Reported in April 2019 to have been renamed Seren-y-Mor and at Tenby. |
| 796 | Herbert John | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | | | Destroyed by fire at the builder's yard on 18 June 1937. |
| 797 | Howard D | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1937–1948 | St Helier | Under German control at St Helier 1940–1945. Sold in 1964. In December 2022 it was at the Jersey Maritime Museum. |
| 797 | Howard D | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1948–1953 | Flamborough | Under German control at St Helier 1940–1945. Sold in 1964. In December 2022 it was at the Jersey Maritime Museum. |
| 797 | Howard D | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1953–1956 | Arbroath | Under German control at St Helier 1940–1945. Sold in 1964. In December 2022 it was at the Jersey Maritime Museum. |
| 797 | Howard D | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1956–1962 | Reserve fleet | Under German control at St Helier 1940–1945. Sold in 1964. In December 2022 it was at the Jersey Maritime Museum. |
| 797 | Howard D | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1962–1963 | Seaham | Under German control at St Helier 1940–1945. Sold in 1964. In December 2022 it was at the Jersey Maritime Museum. |
| 797 | Howard D | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1963–1964 | Reserve fleet | Under German control at St Helier 1940–1945. Sold in 1964. In December 2022 it was at the Jersey Maritime Museum. |
| 798 | Ann Isabella Pyemont | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1937–1965 | Kilmore Quay | Sold 1966. Reported in December 2022, working as a fishing boat with the stern shortened. |
| 799 | Helen Sutton | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1937–1952 | Peel | Sold to Guatemala as a lifeboat in 1958, taking up service in 1959. |
| 799 | Helen Sutton | 1937 | Saunders-Roe | 1952–1958 | Reserve fleet | Sold to Guatemala as a lifeboat in 1958, taking up service in 1959. |
| 800 | Sarah Ann Austin | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1937–1961 | Blackpool | Sold August 1965. Reported in June 2022 to be a pleasure boat at Woodbridge, Suffolk. |
| 800 | Sarah Ann Austin | 1937 | Groves & Guttridge | 1962–1965 | Reserve fleet | Sold August 1965. Reported in June 2022 to be a pleasure boat at Woodbridge, Suffolk. |
| 825 | Herbert John | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1939–1952 | Cloughey | Sold in 1966. Reported in April 2022 to have been restored to original condition but in private ownership at Brodick, Isle of Arran. |
| 825 | Herbert John | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1966 | Youghal | Sold in 1966. Reported in April 2022 to have been restored to original condition but in private ownership at Brodick, Isle of Arran. |
| 827 | George and Elizabeth Gow | 1939 | Morgan Giles | 1939–1943 | Aberdeen No.2 | Used by RAF as a rescue craft in the Azores 1943–1946. Sold in 1965. By December 2021 it had been restored to original condition on the River Yonne at Migennes in France. |
| 827 | George and Elizabeth Gow | 1939 | Morgan Giles | 1943–1946 | Royal Air Force | Used by RAF as a rescue craft in the Azores 1943–1946. Sold in 1965. By December 2021 it had been restored to original condition on the River Yonne at Migennes in France. |
| 827 | George and Elizabeth Gow | 1939 | Morgan Giles | 1947–1962 | Aberdeen No.2 | Used by RAF as a rescue craft in the Azores 1943–1946. Sold in 1965. By December 2021 it had been restored to original condition on the River Yonne at Migennes in France. |
| 827 | George and Elizabeth Gow | 1939 | Morgan Giles | 1962–1964 | Reserve fleet | Used by RAF as a rescue craft in the Azores 1943–1946. Sold in 1965. By December 2021 it had been restored to original condition on the River Yonne at Migennes in France. |
| 831 | Caroline Oates Aver and William Maine | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1940–1948 | St Ives | Sold July 1960. Last reported in 1969 when it was a fishing boat at Barmouth in Wales. |
| 831 | Caroline Oates Aver and William Maine | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1948–1960 | Ferryside | Sold July 1960. Last reported in 1969 when it was a fishing boat at Barmouth in Wales. |
| 832 | Lucy Lavers | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1940–1959 | Aldeburgh No.2 | This Lifeboat was one of the Little Ships of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Sold 1968. It was reported in December 2022 at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, in use as a tour boat in fully restored condition. |
| 832 | Lucy Lavers | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1959–1964 | Reserve fleet | This Lifeboat was one of the Little Ships of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Sold 1968. It was reported in December 2022 at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, in use as a tour boat in fully restored condition. |
| 832 | Lucy Lavers | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1964 | Hastings | This Lifeboat was one of the Little Ships of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Sold 1968. It was reported in December 2022 at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, in use as a tour boat in fully restored condition. |
| 832 | Lucy Lavers | 1939 | Groves & Guttridge | 1964–1968 | Reserve fleet | This Lifeboat was one of the Little Ships of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Sold 1968. It was reported in December 2022 at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, in use as a tour boat in fully restored condition. |
| 833 | The Cuttle | 1940 | Groves & Guttridge | 1940–1953 | Filey | Sold August 1966. Lost off the Île d'Oléron, France, 6 October 1967. |
| 833 | The Cuttle | 1940 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1964 | Skegness | Sold August 1966. Lost off the Île d'Oléron, France, 6 October 1967. |
| 833 | The Cuttle | 1940 | Groves & Guttridge | 1964–1966 | Reserve fleet | Sold August 1966. Lost off the Île d'Oléron, France, 6 October 1967. |
| 834 | Jose Neville | 1941 | Groves & Guttridge | 1941–1964 | Caister | Sold August 1966. Was a fishing vessel named Concorde in Southwold but by 2008 it had been renamed Valas at Slaughden Quay, Aldeburgh, and was still there in April 2022. |
| 834 | Jose Neville | 1941 | Groves & Guttridge | 1964–1966 | Reserve fleet | Sold August 1966. Was a fishing vessel named Concorde in Southwold but by 2008 it had been renamed Valas at Slaughden Quay, Aldeburgh, and was still there in April 2022. |
* ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.

### Twin screw boats

| ON | Name | Built | Builder | In service | Station | Comments |
| 839 | W. and B. | | Groves & Guttridge | | | Was to have been a prototype for twin-screw Liverpool-class lifeboats but was destroyed in an air raid at builders yard 4 May 1942 |
| 850 | Cecil Paine | 1945 | Groves & Guttridge | 1945–1965 | Wells-next-the-Sea | Sold in 1973. Reported in April 2000 to be the retired lifeboat Patreo-Joao-Rabgel at Sesimbra, Setepal, Portugal. |
| 850 | Cecil Paine | 1945 | Groves & Guttridge | 1965–1972 | Kilmore Quay | Sold in 1973. Reported in April 2000 to be the retired lifeboat Patreo-Joao-Rabgel at Sesimbra, Setepal, Portugal. |
| 850 | Cecil Paine | 1945 | Groves & Guttridge | 1972–1973 | Relief fleet | Sold in 1973. Reported in April 2000 to be the retired lifeboat Patreo-Joao-Rabgel at Sesimbra, Setepal, Portugal. |
| 861 | Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1948–1968 | St Ives | Sold in 1983. By December 2022 it was in storage at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 861 | Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1968–1970 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1983. By December 2022 it was in storage at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 861 | Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1970–1975 | Blackpool | Sold in 1983. By December 2022 it was in storage at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 861 | Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1975–1982 | Relief fleet | Sold in 1983. By December 2022 it was in storage at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 862 | Thomas Corbett | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1948–1970 | Ramsey | Sold in 1981. Used by Venture Scouts at Crosshaven, Ireland then taken to Hoylake for preservation but before this was completed it was moved to Stiffkey, Norfolk, in 2020. |
| 862 | Thomas Corbett | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1970–1974 | Hoylake | Sold in 1981. Used by Venture Scouts at Crosshaven, Ireland then taken to Hoylake for preservation but before this was completed it was moved to Stiffkey, Norfolk, in 2020. |
| 862 | Thomas Corbett | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1974–1981 | Clogherhead | Sold in 1981. Used by Venture Scouts at Crosshaven, Ireland then taken to Hoylake for preservation but before this was completed it was moved to Stiffkey, Norfolk, in 2020. |
| 863 | St. Albans | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1948–1970 | New Quay | Sold December 1970. Renamed Lorraine but broken up at Arklow in 2005. |
| 864 | The Chieftain | 1948 | Groves & Guttridge | 1949–1982 | Barmouth | Sold April 1982. By December 2022 had been restored to original condition and working as a tour boat in Whitstable. |
| 869 | Anthony Robert Marshall | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1949–1968 | Rhyl | Sold in 1980. By December 2022 was under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 869 | Anthony Robert Marshall | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1968–1972 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1980. By December 2022 was under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 869 | Anthony Robert Marshall | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1972–1979 | Pwllheli | Sold in 1980. By December 2022 was under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 869 | Anthony Robert Marshall | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1979–1980 | Relief fleet | Sold in 1980. By December 2022 was under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 870 | William and Laura | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1949–1980 | Newcastle | Sold September 1980. Since then preserved by the Ulster Folk and Transport Museums. |
| 871 | William Cantrell Ashley | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1949–1968 | Clovelly | Sold in 1968. It was on display at the Hoylake Lifeboat Museum which has since closed. It was used as a trip boat in Looe, Cornwall, but by December 2021 was in private ownership at Penarth Marina. |
| 872 | J.B. Couper of Glasgow | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1949–1953 | St Abbs | Sold February 1976. Renamed Etoile Du Nord (GU5045) and by December 2022 was on display at the Peninsular Hotel, Vale, Guernsey. |
| 872 | J.B. Couper of Glasgow | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1965 | Kirkcudbright | Sold February 1976. Renamed Etoile Du Nord (GU5045) and by December 2022 was on display at the Peninsular Hotel, Vale, Guernsey. |
| 872 | J.B. Couper of Glasgow | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1966–1971 | Youghal | Sold February 1976. Renamed Etoile Du Nord (GU5045) and by December 2022 was on display at the Peninsular Hotel, Vale, Guernsey. |
| 872 | J.B. Couper of Glasgow | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1971 | Reserve fleet | Sold February 1976. Renamed Etoile Du Nord (GU5045) and by December 2022 was on display at the Peninsular Hotel, Vale, Guernsey. |
| 872 | J.B. Couper of Glasgow | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1971–1974 | Poole | Sold February 1976. Renamed Etoile Du Nord (GU5045) and by December 2022 was on display at the Peninsular Hotel, Vale, Guernsey. |
| 872 | J.B. Couper of Glasgow | 1949 | Groves & Guttridge | 1974–1975 | Relief fleet | Sold February 1976. Renamed Etoile Du Nord (GU5045) and by December 2022 was on display at the Peninsular Hotel, Vale, Guernsey. |
| 873 | George Elmy | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1950–1962 | Seaham | Capsized on service at Seaham 17 November 1962. Nine lives lost. Sold September 1972. Restored to original condition and on display at Seaham Harbour since July 2013. |
| 873 | George Elmy | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1963–1969 | Reserve fleet | Capsized on service at Seaham 17 November 1962. Nine lives lost. Sold September 1972. Restored to original condition and on display at Seaham Harbour since July 2013. |
| 873 | George Elmy | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1969–1971 | Poole | Capsized on service at Seaham 17 November 1962. Nine lives lost. Sold September 1972. Restored to original condition and on display at Seaham Harbour since July 2013. |
| 874 | Robert Lindsay | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1950–1953 | Arbroath | Capsized on service at Arbroath 27 October 1953 with six lives lost. Sold in 1968. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 874 | Robert Lindsay | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1955 | Reserve fleet | Capsized on service at Arbroath 27 October 1953 with six lives lost. Sold in 1968. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 874 | Robert Lindsay | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1955–1960 | Girvan | Capsized on service at Arbroath 27 October 1953 with six lives lost. Sold in 1968. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 874 | Robert Lindsay | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1960–1961 | Reserve fleet | Capsized on service at Arbroath 27 October 1953 with six lives lost. Sold in 1968. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 874 | Robert Lindsay | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1961–1968 | Criccieth | Capsized on service at Arbroath 27 October 1953 with six lives lost. Sold in 1968. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| 875 | Richard Ashley | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1950–1966 | Newbiggin | Sold in 1967. Renamed Kirstey of Luing. Reported to be a yacht at Red Bay, Northern Ireland, in 1980 but now believed to have been lost at Dún Laoghaire. |
| 876 | James and Ruby Jackson | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1950–1965 | Anstruther | Sold in 1969. A wheelhouse was added and it was used as a pleasure boat named Galore. It was lost at Dún Laoghaire in 1998. |
| 876 | James and Ruby Jackson | 1950 | Groves & Guttridge | 1965–1967 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1969. A wheelhouse was added and it was used as a pleasure boat named Galore. It was lost at Dún Laoghaire in 1998. |
| 877 | George and Caroline Ermen | 1950 | J. Samuel White | 1950–1974 | Clogherhead | Sold July 1974. Renamed Boreas. By 2009 it was a derelict hull at Camuscross on the Isle of Skye. |
| 882 | B.H.M.H. | 1951 | Rowhedge Ironworks | 1951–1973 | Minehead | Sold in 1985. Reported in September 2020, to be on the River Thames at Chiswick and restored to original condition. |
| 882 | B.H.M.H. | 1951 | Rowhedge Ironworks | 1973–1981 | Relief fleet | Sold in 1985. Reported in September 2020, to be on the River Thames at Chiswick and restored to original condition. |
| 882 | B.H.M.H. | 1951 | Rowhedge Ironworks | 1981–1984 | Clogherhead | Sold in 1985. Reported in September 2020, to be on the River Thames at Chiswick and restored to original condition. |
| 891 | Bassett-Green | 1951 | Groves & Guttridge | 1951–1962 | Padstow No.2 | Sold in 1969. By May 2018 it was in private ownership at Campbeltown in Scotland. |
| 891 | Bassett-Green | 1951 | Groves & Guttridge | 1962–1969 | Poole | Sold in 1969. By May 2018 it was in private ownership at Campbeltown in Scotland. |
| 892 | Aguila Wren | 1951 | Groves & Guttridge | 1951–1964 | Aberystwyth | Sold December 1972. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Donaghadee, Northern Ireland. |
| 892 | Aguila Wren | 1951 | Groves & Guttridge | 1965–1972 | Redcar | Sold December 1972. Reported in December 2022 to be under restoration at Donaghadee, Northern Ireland. |
| 893 | Clara and Emily Barwell | 1951 | Groves & Guttridge | 1951–1963 | Eyemouth | Sold February 1969. Wheelhouse added for use as a fishing boat named Ellie Lou (LT545) which was at Lowestoft in December 2022. |
| 893 | Clara and Emily Barwell | 1951 | Groves & Guttridge | 1963–1968 | Reserve fleet | Sold February 1969. Wheelhouse added for use as a fishing boat named Ellie Lou (LT545) which was at Lowestoft in December 2022. |
| 894 | Oldham IV | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1970 | Hoylake | Sold in October 1970 but its location since then is unknown. |
| 895 | Edith Clauson-Thue | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1969 | Gourdon | Sold in 1969. Reported in October 2002 to be the fishing boat Rambler (SO299) at Courtown, Ireland. |
| 902 | Constance Calverley | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1965 | Cloughey | Sold in 1970. By October 2002 it was working as a fishing boat with a wheelhouse added. Sunk at Youghal, Ireland. |
| 902 | Constance Calverley | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1965–1970 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1970. By October 2002 it was working as a fishing boat with a wheelhouse added. Sunk at Youghal, Ireland. |
| 903 | Helen Harris - Manchester & District XXXI | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1972 | Peel | Sold in 1972. By December 2021 it was at Migennes, France, in storage for preservation. |
| 904 | Robert and Phemia Brown | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1952–1966 | Ilfracombe | Sold in 1967. Last reported at Weymouth, Dorset, in 1971. |
| 905 | Katherine and Virgoe Buckland | 1952 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1972 | Pwllheli | Sold in 1972. April 2019, Wheelhouse added, trip boat, Tenby |
| 906 | W. Ross MacArthur of Glasgow | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1964 | St Abbs | Sold February 1969. Later to Caister Lifeboat and renamed Shirley Jean Ayde in 1973. Sold to Pembroke Dock Authority in 1992 and renamed Mariners Friend then sold into private ownership in 1994. By 2009 it was on display at the Old Lifeboat House, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| 906 | W. Ross MacArthur of Glasgow | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1964–1968 | Reserve fleet | Sold February 1969. Later to Caister Lifeboat and renamed Shirley Jean Ayde in 1973. Sold to Pembroke Dock Authority in 1992 and renamed Mariners Friend then sold into private ownership in 1994. By 2009 it was on display at the Old Lifeboat House, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| 914 | Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1967 | Bridlington | Sold in 1969. Renamed Rescue II then Rescue III. Reported in December 2023 to be operated by Chaddy's Charters as a trip boat at Port Taranaki, New Zealand, but in unaltered condition. |
| 914 | Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1967–1968 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1969. Renamed Rescue II then Rescue III. Reported in December 2023 to be operated by Chaddy's Charters as a trip boat at Port Taranaki, New Zealand, but in unaltered condition. |
| 915 | Friendly Forester | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1983 | Flamborough | Sold 1984 for display at Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight. amusement park. Moved to the Thornwick Bay Holiday Village, Yorkshire, in October 2019. |
| 916 | Maria Noble | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1960 | Exmouth | Sold in 1975. By July 2015 was under restoration to be a youth training boat in Limerick. |
| 916 | Maria Noble | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1960–1961 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1975. By July 2015 was under restoration to be a youth training boat in Limerick. |
| 916 | Maria Noble | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1961–1970 | Blackpool | Sold in 1975. By July 2015 was under restoration to be a youth training boat in Limerick. |
| 916 | Maria Noble | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1970–1973 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1975. By July 2015 was under restoration to be a youth training boat in Limerick. |
| 917 | ISA and Penryn Milsted | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1953–1968 | Filey | Sold in 1968. A wheelhouse was added for it to be used as a fishing boat named Achievable(YH15). Reported to be at Great Yarmouth in December 2022. |
| 918 | The Eliott Gill | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1954–1970 | Runswick | Sold August 1974 to be used as a fishing boat. By September 2022 it had been fully restored and based at Watchet, Somerset. |
| 918 | The Eliott Gill | 1953 | Groves & Guttridge | 1970–1974 | Reserve fleet | Sold August 1974 to be used as a fishing boat. By September 2022 it had been fully restored and based at Watchet, Somerset. |
| 927 | Grace Darling | 1954 | Groves & Guttridge | 1954–1967 | North Sunderland | Sold in 1985. On display at Chatham Historic Dockyard since April 1996. |
| 927 | Grace Darling | 1954 | Groves & Guttridge | 1967–1971 | Reserve fleet | Sold in 1985. On display at Chatham Historic Dockyard since April 1996. |
| 927 | Grace Darling | 1954 | Groves & Guttridge | 1971–1984 | Youghal | Sold in 1985. On display at Chatham Historic Dockyard since April 1996. |
* ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.