McLachlan-class lifeboat

A-504 is preserved at Chatham
Class overview
Name:	McLachlan-class
Builders:	William Osborne, Littlehampton
Operators:	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by:	Hatch
Succeeded by:	Atlantic 21
Built:	1967–1973
In service:	1967–2001
Completed:	10
Retired:	10
General characteristics
Length:	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Beam:	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion:	2 x 60 hp inboard engines with sterndrives
Speed:	22 knots (25 mph)
Complement:	2/3

The McLachlan-class lifeboat was part of the A-class of lifeboats formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the B-class (Atlantic 21).

Fleet

Op. No.	Old Op. No.	Built	In service	Station	Comments
A-503	18-02	1967	1967–1970 1971–1972	Eastney Pill
A-504	18-004	1970	1970–1983	Weston-super-Mare	On display at the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection within Chatham Historic Dockyard.
A-505	18-005	1970	1970–1981 1972–1973 1974–1975 1977–2001	Eastney Oban Eastney Humber (Boarding boat)	At Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration
A-506	18-006	1972	1972 1972–1979 1979–1980	Peel Relief fleet Plymouth
A-507	18-007	1972	1973–1976 1977–1979 1979–1980 1980–1983	Peel Plymouth Relief fleet Plymouth	On display at RNLI Henry Blogg Museum at Cromer
A-508	18-008	1971	1971–1974 1974–1979 1980–1987	Eastney Invergordon Falmouth
A-509	18-009	1972	1972–1976 1978 1978–1988	Plymouth Brighton Relief fleet
A-510	18-010	1973	1973–1974 1975–1984 1986–1987	Pill Ramsgate Humber (Boarding boat)
A-511	18-011	1973	1973–1980	Oban
A-512	18-012	1973	1975–1987	Torbay

External links

• RNLI Fleet