Ex Moelfre RNLB Horace Clarkson, 37-34
The Rother class lifeboat Horace Clarkson, 37-34 was built by William Osbourne's at their boatyard at Littlehampton, West Sussex in 1977. She cost £107,000 and was paid for from a gift from the Clarkson Shipping and Insurance Group.
Horace Clarkson was stationed at Moelfre on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales from 1977 until she was replaced by the Tyne class lifeboat Robert and Violet, 47-013 in 1986. During its time at Moelfre the boat launched 55 times, saving 21 lives.
In 1980 a Framed Letters of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution The Duke of Atholl, was awarded to Coxswain William Roberts and Second Coxswain John Thomas in recognition of their determination and seamanship when the yacht July Morn, with a crew of two aboard, was taken in tow. The service by the lifeboat was carried out in a north easterly gale and a very rough sea on 21st. September and necessitated the reconnection of the towline on 11 occasions.
From 1987 the boat was in the relief fleet. Whilst stationed at
Swanage, Dorset the boat was involved in another award winning rescue. The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum was accorded to Coxswain Christopher Haw in recognition of the determination and seamanship displayed by him when on 28/29th. October 1989, the Horace Clarkson stood by the RoRo cargo vessel Al Kwather 1 which was in difficulties three and a half miles east of Peveril Point in a south-westerly storm and very heavy seas. This was a joint service with the Yarmouth (IoW) lifeboat, whose coxswain, David Kennett, was awarded the RNLI Bronze Medal.
During a spell as the relief boat at Dungerness in Kent, Horace Clarkson landed a sick man from the yacht Scilla on 25th. June 1991 and gave help to the yacht Old Waiter on 30th. July 1991.
1993 saw Horace Clarkson retired from the relief fleet and sold. She was kept on the River Itchen in Hampshire before later relocated to Stiffkey in Norfolk where she was restored by David Hewitt of the charity Rescue Wooden Boats. The boat is now based in the harbour at Wells-next-the- Sea in Norfolk.
Name: Horace Clarkson
Class: Rother class
Operations number: 37-34
Official number: ON 1047
Station: Moelfre 1977 to 89
Relief fleet: 1987 to 93
Crew: 7
Length: 37 ft. 6 in. (11.43 m)
Beam: 11 ft. 6 in. (3.51 m)
Draught: 3 ft. 6 in. (1.07 m)
Displacement: 13 tons
Engines: 2 x Ford Thornycroft 250 diesels
Engine output: 2 x 52 hp (38.77 kW)
Speed: 8 knots (9.2 mph - 14.8 km/h)
Range: 180 nautical miles (205 miles / 330 km)
Builder: William Osbourne, Littlehampton, West Sussex
Year built: 1977
Cost: £107,000
Ex Moelfre RNLB Horace Clarkson, 37-34
The Rother class lifeboat Horace Clarkson, 37-34 was built by William Osbourne's at their boatyard at Littlehampton, West Sussex in 1977. She cost £107,000 and was paid for from a gift from the Clarkson Shipping and Insurance Group.
Horace Clarkson was stationed at Moelfre on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales from 1977 until she was replaced by the Tyne class lifeboat Robert and Violet, 47-013 in 1986. During its time at Moelfre the boat launched 55 times, saving 21 lives.
In 1980 a Framed Letters of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution The Duke of Atholl, was awarded to Coxswain William Roberts and Second Coxswain John Thomas in recognition of their determination and seamanship when the yacht July Morn, with a crew of two aboard, was taken in tow. The service by the lifeboat was carried out in a north easterly gale and a very rough sea on 21st. September and necessitated the reconnection of the towline on 11 occasions.
From 1987 the boat was in the relief fleet. Whilst stationed at
Swanage, Dorset the boat was involved in another award winning rescue. The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum was accorded to Coxswain Christopher Haw in recognition of the determination and seamanship displayed by him when on 28/29th. October 1989, the Horace Clarkson stood by the RoRo cargo vessel Al Kwather 1 which was in difficulties three and a half miles east of Peveril Point in a south-westerly storm and very heavy seas. This was a joint service with the Yarmouth (IoW) lifeboat, whose coxswain, David Kennett, was awarded the RNLI Bronze Medal.
During a spell as the relief boat at Dungerness in Kent, Horace Clarkson landed a sick man from the yacht Scilla on 25th. June 1991 and gave help to the yacht Old Waiter on 30th. July 1991.
1993 saw Horace Clarkson retired from the relief fleet and sold. She was kept on the River Itchen in Hampshire before later relocated to Stiffkey in Norfolk where she was restored by David Hewitt of the charity Rescue Wooden Boats. The boat is now based in the harbour at Wells-next-the- Sea in Norfolk.
Name: Horace Clarkson
Class: Rother class
Operations number: 37-34
Official number: ON 1047
Station: Moelfre 1977 to 89
Relief fleet: 1987 to 93
Crew: 7
Length: 37 ft. 6 in. (11.43 m)
Beam: 11 ft. 6 in. (3.51 m)
Draught: 3 ft. 6 in. (1.07 m)
Displacement: 13 tons
Engines: 2 x Ford Thornycroft 250 diesels
Engine output: 2 x 52 hp (38.77 kW)
Speed: 8 knots (9.2 mph - 14.8 km/h)
Range: 180 nautical miles (205 miles / 330 km)
Builder: William Osbourne, Littlehampton, West Sussex
Year built: 1977
Cost: £107,000