STORM SIREN II (MMSI: 232056713) AIS Vessel Type:Pilot Boat_Call sign: MPUF7 Teignmouth Harbour Commission.

Vessel Details

 

Name:STORM SIREN II

Flag: United Kingdom

MMSI:232056713

Call sign:MPUF7

AIS transponder class:Class B

General vessel type:Pilot Vessel

 

Previously

 

Name:RNLI LIFEBOAT 12-13 Keep Fit Association

Flag: United Kingdom

MMSI:232004395

Call sign:VQP19

AIS transponder class:Class A

General vessel type:SAR

O/N: 1170

Built:1990

All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole

On Station 1991–2021 Filey, North Yorkshire

2021–2024 Relief fleet

N/B: Sold May 2024. Pilot Boat with Teignmouth Harbour Authority

 

Lifeboat category:

 

All-weather Lifeboat

Name:Mersey Class

Operator: Royal National Lifeboat Institution

 

Preceded by:Rother Class & Oakley Class

Succeeded by:Shannon Class

Cost£350,000

Completed:38

Active:10

Retired:28

 

Year introduced to the RNLI fleet: 1988

Last built: 1993

 

Launch type: Carriage, slipway or afloat

 

Crew: 6

 

Survivor capacity:

Self-righting – 21

Non self-righting – 43

 

Maximum speed: 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)

Manoeuvrability: Propellers and rudders in partial tunnels in the hull

Range:240 nmi (440 km)

Endurance:10.25 hours approx. at cruising speed

 

Length: 11.62m

Beam / width: 4m

Draught / depth: 1.02m

 

Displacement / weight: 14.3 tonnes (maximum)

Fuel capacity: 1,110 litres

 

Engines

 

2 x Caterpillar 3208T 10.4 litre V6 turbocharged 280hp diesel engines, propulsion via Twin Disc MG506-1 gearboxes, shafts and propellers

 

Steering positions

 

2 – an elevated upper steering position for 360º views and one inside the wheelhouse

 

Construction: Aluminium or fibre-reinforced composite (FRC)

 

Number in fleet: Currently 12 in total, 7 at stations and 5 in repair or awaiting disposal

 

Identification

 

All lifeboats have a unique identification number.

The first part indicates the class. Mersey class lifeboats start with 12 because they are almost 12m in length.

The numbers after the dash refer to the build number. So the first Mersey built was given the number 12-001.

A build number with three digits indicates a hull constructed of aluminium. Two digits indicate a hull constructed of fibre-reinforced composite (FRC).

 

Communications and navigation

 

VHF (very high frequency) and MF (medium frequency) radio with digital selective calling (DSC)

VHF direction finder (DF)

global positioning system (GPS) with electronic chart system

radar..

Done