RNLB H F Bailey (ON 714)
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RNLB H F Bailey II (ON 714) was the third lifeboat stationed at Cromer to bear this name, but the first of the four to bear a number in its name.[1] This lifeboat was sent to replace H F Bailey (ON 694). Coxswain Henry Blogg of the Cromer is often referred to as "the greatest of the lifeboatmen"[2][3] was said to have disliked this lifeboat having preferred the previous lifeboat H F Bailey ON 695.
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
BuilderJ S White of Cowes, Isle of Wight
Official NumberON 714
DonorLegacy of Henry Francis Bailey, Brockenhurst, Surrey.
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder | J S White of Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Official Number | ON 714 |
| Donor | Legacy of Henry Francis Bailey, Brockenhurst, Surrey. |
| Station | Cromer, Selsey |
| Cost | £8,253 |
| Laid down | 1928 |
| Launched | 1929 |
| Acquired | 1929 |
| In service | 1929 -1937 |
| Fate | Destroyed in a Boatyard fire June 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Watson-class |
| Type | Motor lifeboat |
| Length | 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m) overall |
| Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Installed power | two 40hp Wayburn CE4 petrol engines |
| Speed | 8.23 kn (15.24 km/h) |
| Notes | Re-named RNLB Canadian Pacific (ON 714) when transferred to Selsey in 1929 |
Service record
Arriving at Cromer in May 1929, this lifeboat served at Cromer for only two year and over that period she was launched 3 times and saved the lives of 5 people. In 1929 she was transferred to Selsey Lifeboat Station and was renamed Canadian Pacific.[4]
