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The "ATLANTIC 75" class lifeboat.
Kinsale's lifeboat is an Atlantic 75 class lifeboat that serves the shorelines of the Ireland and the UK and are known as inshore lifeboats (ILBs). The Atlantic 75 is the second
generation Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) in the B-Class series, developed from the Atlantic 21 by the RNLI design team in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The Atlantic 75 can remain on service for three hours at full speed. In the event of a capsize the Atlantic can be righted by activating a gas buoyancy bag which will in turn right the lifeboat. The Atlantic can be launched by a number of methods which include Tractor with Drive On Drive Off, (dodo), carriage, slipway and davit launching.
General Specifications:
| Length : |
7.5 m |
Endurance: |
3 hrs @ Max Speed |
| Beam : |
2.64 m |
Crew: |
2 or 3 |
| Displacest: |
3.200lbs approx.. |
Construct: |
Grp Hull with
Hypalon-coated tube |
| Speed: |
33-36 Kts |
Engine: |
Twin 75hp outboard |
| Launch via: |
Currently on water at Marina. |
The boat's rigid hull is constructed of GRP, ( Glass Reinforced Plastic) , and the sponsons  are are extremely durable and made of Hypalon coated Nylon material. The twin 2-stroke Yamaha outboards each producing 75 hp are modified at the RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre at Cowes to prevent water entering in the event of a capsize.
This allows them to be restarted within seconds after the vessel has been righted.
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