Voluntary
Worker
Tyne class
lifeboat "Voluntary Worker" operational number 1146,
boat number 47-031.

1146 has been in the releif fleet for most of her life apart from
being a station boat at Lytham St Annes for nearly two years,
she was commisioned in 1988.
Specification
Twin V6 Detroit
Diesel engines
Speed 17.5 knots,
weight 26
tons, crew 6.
D
class lifeboat Betty and Thomas Moore

Specification
50 horse power
engine. Improved handling and a top speed of 25 knots.
An integrated
Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) navigation system with plotter
which allows the crew to reach people in danger as quickly as
possible.
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