Lifeboats

RNLB ANNIE BLAKER (47-035) a Tyne class all weather lifeboat has been on station at Wicklow since 1989.She has a compact superstructure and her steel hull and fully protected propellors take into account the stresses and strains of slipway launching.Features include a low-profile wheelhouse and a separate cabin behind the upper steering position.  Wicklow lifeboat takes her name in honour of the late Anna Lydia Blaker , who generously bequeathed a large donation to the RNLI to partly fund the building of the lifeboat.

 

Specification

Length:  14.3 metres

Speed:   18knots

Range:   240 nautical miles

Crew:     6

RNLB SHERINGHAM SHANTYMEN is a D class IB1 inshore lifeboat , she has been on station at Wicklow since 2007 and was funded by the Norfolk folk group Sheringham Shantymen.

Specification

Lenth 5metres

Speed 25knots

Range 3 hours endurance at top speed

Crew 2/3