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(Fast Carriage Boat 1 - FCB1)
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Specifications:
| Dimensions | 11.6m x 3.8m x 1.0m | Speed | 16.5-kts |
| Displacement | 14-tonnes | Range | 140-160-nm |
| Construction | Aluminium later FRC. | Endurance | 10.26 hours at cruise. |
| Engines | 2 x Caterpillar 3208T Diesels 210-kw. | Crew | 6 |
The prototype for the class, built in 1986, was sold by the RNLI in 1989. She was converted into a motor cruiser in 1998, eventually becoming the MV Spirit. She was last heard of in private ownership in Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland in September 2008 and available for charter. Production models started to enter service two/three years later in 1989 and continued to be built through to 1993. The first ten of the vessels (12-001 to 010) were built of aluminium by Aluminium Shipbuilders/FBM Marine while the remainder (12-11 to 37) were constructed from Fibre Reinforced Composites by Green Marine who won the order in 1988, with FBM Marine, Souter Marine and William Osborne involved in the fitting out process. All are due to be replaced by the new Shannon-Class commencing in 2014.
GM No. = Green Marine Yard Number. Fitted out yard number: FBN=Fairey Brooke Marine. SOU= Souter Marine. OSB= Wm Osborne, Littlehampton.
| No. | Name | O/N | Year | C/Sign | Base/Comments |
| 12-000 | Unnamed | 1119 | 1987 | (OSB2940) Trials 1987/88. Sold in 1989 becoming Keelman then Spirit. At Clew Bay in 2012 as 12-000. Still present in 2015 Sold Jan 2016 to Ballyglass. | |
| 12-001 | Peggy and Alex Caird. | 1124 | 1988 | MHSK | (OSB3130) Bridlington 1988-95, Relief Fleet 1995-98. To Bembridge in February 2009 replacing 47-018. To Relief 20/10/10.To Ramsgate for store 08/2013 ish. To Poole for sale 14/02/15. Numbers/titles removed by 02/04/15. Gone by 04/06/15. Sold to Needles Pleasure Cruises as Mersey Rose 08/07/15. Sold in Canada 19/12/17. as Orange Apex as workboat in Port Stanley, Ontario. |
| 12-002 | Sealink Endeavour. | 1125 | 1987 | MJHV8 | (OSB3070) Trials 1987-89, Hastings, East Sussex. ON station 13/03/89. To Poole 08/11/18. At Cowes, IOW for sale by 01/2020. Sold 04/2020. to Workboat in Hythe as "Endeavour". |
| 12-003 | Doris M. Mann of Ampthill. | 1161 | 1990 | MMGD2 | (FBM1266) Wells, Norfolk. On station 03/07/90. |
| 12-004 | Royal Shipwright. | 1162 | 1990 | MLJQ5 | (FBM1267) Relief Fleet 1990. Cromer on station21/03/07. To Relief 06/01/08. To Mostyn Docks as Pilot boat iin 2016 as Patricia. |
| 12-005 | Lahdy of Hilbre. | 1163 | 1990 | MLSK2 | (FBM1268) Hoylake, Merseyside. On station 12/10/90. To Relief 09/12/14. To Ramsgate for store 14/02/2015. Marks removed by 09/10/21. |
| 12-006 | Andy Pearce. | 1164 | 1990 | MAZX5 | (FBM1269) LLandudno, Conwy. On station 23/11/90.To Relief 18/11/17. Stored Pwlleli. Painted grey and for sale at Cobbs' Quay by 06/2018 Still present 06/2019.. Sold im orkney as trip boat Njord10/2019. |
| 12-007 | Spirit of Derbyshire. | 1165 | 1990 | MLQY2 | (OSB3317.) Ilfracombe, North Devon. ON station 20/07/90. To Relief 18/06/15. Unmarked at Poole 14/11/15. Sold in Malta. At Birzebbuga Harbour 14/12/15. |
| 12-008 | Lincolnshire Poacher. | 1166 | 1990 | MLJR5 | (SOU0084) Skegness, Lincolnshire. On station 07/08/90 To Relief 28/01/17. Left Skegness 07/03/17. To store at Portishead. To Conwy Marina by oct 2018. Poole by 02/2020.To Guernsey 18/05/21 as Baliwick Reliance. |
| 12-009 | The Princess Royal C.S. No 41. | 1167 | 1990 | MLLN4 | (OSB3559) St. Ives, Cornwall. On station 23/10/90. To Relief 26/11/15. To Coleraine Harbour Commisioners 01/06/16.Renamed Ulidia. |
| 12-010 | Lilly and Vincent Anthony. | 1168 | 1990 | MKXU7 | (SOU0085) Pwllheli, Gwynedd. On station 25/01/91. . To disposal 08. To Disposal 08/2021. |
| 12-11 | Lifetime Care. | 1148 | 1988 | MLJP6 | (GM12/SOU0061) Relief Fleet. On station 31/10/89. To Workington 23/09/90. To Relief 07/01/91. To Cobbs Quay for repaint 01/2017 and sold to McMullen marine Services at Red Bay, Co. Antrim, NI. |
| 12-12 | Marine Engineer. | 1169 | 1991 | MLVF2 | (GM16/FBM1277) Relief Fleet 1991-95, Bridlington, East Yorkshire 1995 (GM15) To Relief 26/11/17. to douglas IOM 26/04/18. |
| 12-13 | 5Keep Fit Association. | 1170 | 1991 | VQPI9 | (GM15/FBM1278) Filey, North Yorkshire 1991-date.M16/FBM No. Last launch at Filey 29/04/21. to Lowestoft pending orders. |
| 12-14 | Ann and James Ritchie. | 1171 | 1991 | MLLC3 | (GM16/FBM1279) Ramsey. On station 12/07/91. To Conwy 28/02/21. |
| 12-15 | Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge. | 1172 | 1991 | MOPD | (GM17/FBM1280) New Quay, Cardiganshire. On station 08/04/92. |
| 12-16 | Grace Darling. | 1173 | 1991 | MLHQ6 | (GM19/FBM1281) North Sunderland, Seahouses, Northumberland. On station 07/08/91. Damaged on 08/11/16. To Poole. To Devonport for appraisal. TO ILC IOW 18/05/18. Returned Seahouses 20/09/18. To sell out 13/01/21. To DP World, Essex 03/09/21 and onto ADES 09/202 To ADES 28/Grace Darling.1. |
| 17 | Kingdom of Fife. | 1174 | 1991 | MKSH2 | (GM20/FBM1282) Anstruther, Fife. ON station 16/10/91. |
| 12-18 | Fanny Victoria Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs. | 1175 | 1991 | MLLH8 | (GM21/FBM1283) Scarborough, North Yorkshire. On station 27/09/91. To Relief 18/12/16. All marks removed by 26/04/18. Still present 03/07/18. but had gone by 07/07/18. Arrived in Chile and wsa at Valparaiso, Chile arriving Oct 2018. Named Valparaiso IV. |
| 12-19 | The Four Boys. | 1176 | 1991 | MRZH | (GM21/FBM1284) Sennen Cove 05/12/91. Relief 12/98. To Amble, Northumberland27/07/99. To Relief 12/12/16. Sold by 09/2017 and noted painted grey at Cobbs Quay 08/09/17. still present 04/20 To Falmouth by 08/2018.. Renamed Four Boys. |
| 12-20 | Leonard Kent. | 1177 | 1991 | 2M285) |
GM23/FBM1285) Margate, Kent. On station 19/12/91. Last launch30/04/21toIOW. To Newcastle, Co. Down 255/01/21. |
| 12-21 | Margaret Jean. | 1178 | 1991 | MAGK3 | (GM24/1286) Relief Fleet 1992-98,
Lytham St Annes 1998-99, Relief Fleet 1999-2008, Exmouth, Devon
from 01/05/08 To Relief 22/05/14. Marks removed by
27/02/20.To IOW by 07/2019. To Guernsey as Arwen Myrtle. |
| 12-22 | Ruby Clery. | 1181 | 1992 | 2GBE | (GM31/SOU0101) Peel, Isle of Man . To Ramsay On station 10/06/92. To Ramsey 04/12/20. |
| 12-23 | Robert Charles Brown. | 1182 | 1992 | VQPI8 | (GM32/FBM1322) Swanage, Dorset. On station 12/06/92. To Relief 20/04/16. Marks removed by 18/07/19. Noted as Atlantic on 15/08/19. Sold in Holland. |
| 12-24 | Lil Cunningham. | 1183 | 1992 | VQPJ2 | (GM33/SOU0102) Rhyl, Denbi2. To Relief 31/10/19. To Conwy marina. |
| 12-25 | Bingo Lifeline. | 1184 | 1992 | 2ERD | gM33/FBM1323. Relief Fleet On Station 27/09/92. To DP World 03/2021. To ADES 09/2021. |
| 12-26 | Moira Barrie. | 1185 | 1992 | MAGK3 | (GM35/OSB3456) Barmouth, Gwynedd. On station 07/10/92. To Relief 10/03/19. To store at Conwy Marina. So 07/2020.d as Arwwen AT mallaig. |
| 12-27 | Pride and Spirit. | 1186 | 1992 | 2MIL | (GM36/SOU0103) Dungeness, Kent. On station 24/09/92. Last launch 09/03/14. To relief. To clifden May 2014. To Relief 14/01/16. To Seahouses 02/02/17. Returned too Poole09/2018. with all markss removed buy 05/11/19. To DP World 03/2021. Onto ADES 03/2021. |
| 12-28 | Mary Margaret. | 1187 | 1992 | MHJE | (GM37/Wo3555) Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, ROI. On station 02/12/92. To Relief 04/2004. Stored at Fleetwood. To Peel 04/12/19. Withdrawn 22/10/21. To Conwy Marina. |
| 12-29 | Eleanor and Bryant Girling. | 1188 | 1992 | MHJZ | (GM38/FBN1324)) Newcastle, Co Down, Nort To Disposal 25/01/21. |
| 12-30 | Her Majesty the Queen. | 1189 | 1992 | MKSE9 | GM39/SOU0104) Relief 21/01/93. Cromer 07/11/96. Relief 04/03/99. Lytham St. Annes 16/12/99.. To ReliefFleet 16/06/18. At Malahide Marina. |
| 12-31 | Doris Bleasdale. | 1190 | 1992 | VQPI7 | (GM40/OSB3560) /Clogherhead, Co. Louth. On station 03/03/93. TTo Relief 02/06/19. At MalAhide marina. |
| 12-32 | Joy and Charles Beeby. | 1191 | 1992 | MJHW8 | (GM41/FBM1325) Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. On station 05/02/93.1 |
| 12-33
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Fishermans Friend. | 1192 | 1993 | VQPI6 | (GM42/SOU0105) Relief Fleet. On Station 13/04/93. To Portishead store 08/01/14. Returned to Relief. To Clifden 14/01/16. o Relief 17/08/19. |
| 12-34 | Freddie Cooper. | 1193 | 1992 | MAKU5 | (GM43/FBM1326) Aldeburgh, Suffolk. On station 19/12/93. |
| 12-35 | Inchcape. | 1194 | 1993 | 2VAN | (GM44/FBM1327) Arbroath, Tayside. On station 26/08/93. |
| 12-36 | Royal Thames. | 1195 | 1993 | 2NCL | (GM45/OSB3582) Eastbourne, East Sussex. On station 19/07/93. To Leverburgh 07/08/12. To Relief 21/04/18. Still present 08/2019. Marks removed by 03/09/19. sStill at Cobbs' Quay 11/2019. |
| 12-37
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Silvia Burrell. | 1196 | 1993 | MTDR5 | (GM46/SOU0106) Girvan, Strathclyde. Onstation 29/08/93 to Relief 10/12/17 All marks removed by 08/2018, out of paint shop 24/09/18. To Cobbs Quay. Still presen. Sold to customer in IOW To Private cussstomer in UK 09/2021. |
The prototype Mersey seen at Clew Bay, Westpoint, Co. Mayo in 2015 as Spirit/12-000 (Photo via Jill Beck)
The Peggy and Alex Caird (12-001) seen at a RNLI Open day in Poole (Photo by Charles Bowley)
12-001 Peggy and Alex Caird seen at Poole 29/11/11 (Photo N. Rush)
The former RNLB Peggy and Alex Caird 12-001 seen sans numbers and titles at Cobbs' Quay on 02/04/15 (Photo N. Rush)
The former 12-001 seen at Yarmouth, IOW on 22/08/15 as Mersey Rose (Photo Tony Denton)
The former 12-001 seen at Yarmouth, IOW as Mersey Rose of Starlight Ferries before commencing its run from/to Lymington (Photo Paddy Noctor)
12-002 RNLB Sealink Endeavour (Photo Charlie B)
RNLB Sealink Endeavour 12-002 at Hastings 07/05/15 (Photo Cliff Crone)
RNLB Sealink Endeavour 12-002 at the ALC on 04/05/19 (photo N. Rush)
47-003 Doris M. Mann of Ampthill (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
The Relief Fleet's Royal Shipwright (12-004) at Poole 30/01/09 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Lady of Hilbre 12-005 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Lady of Hilbre 12-005 arriving for store at Ramsgate on 14/02/15 (Photo, by Sarah Hughes)
Andy Pearce (12-006) seen at Llandudno in February 2008 (photo Shaun Jones)
12-007 Spirit of Derbyshire at Falmouth 28/09/08 (Photo Charlie Chambers)
RNLB Spirit of Derbyshire 12-007 at Ilfracombe on 27/03/15 (Photo B. Graham)
Former 12-007 seen at Birzebbuga Harbour on 19/12/15, on restoration for private owner (Photo Chris Mifsud)
RNLB Lincolnshire Poacher on exercise at Skegness (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
Pictured at St. Ives is the RNLB Princess Royal 12-009 CS No. 41 (Photo B. Clarke)
Seen at Pwllheli is the RNLB Lily and Vincent Anthony 12-010 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Lifetime Care12-11 of the Relief Fleet seen at Poole 07/04/11 (Photo N. Rush)
The ex 12-11 at Cushendall, Co. Antrim in August 2017 (Photo Courtesy N. Leach)
Bridlington's 12-12 RNLB Marine Engineer (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
The Ramsey-based RNLB Ann and James Ritchie, 12-14 seen off the IOM (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge 12-15 at Poole 24/01/13 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Grace Darling 12-16 seen at Seahouses (Photo Courtesy RNLI/Ray Brownley)
RNLB Grace Darling 12-16 shortly after her accident in in 11/2016 (Photo David Durward)
The Anstruther-based RNLB Kingdom of Fife 12-17 (Photo Galley Boy)
RNLB Kingdom of Fife 12-17 at Cobbs' Quay 28/11/13 (Photo N. Rush)
12-18 Fanny Victoria Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs pictured 13/08/13 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
Former 12-18 pictured at Southampton Docks? in September 2018 on her way to Chile (Photo CourtesySebastian Silva Diaz)
RNLB The Four Boys 12-19 at Amble (Photo Courtesy Amble LBS)
The ex 12-19 The Four Boys at Cobbs' Quay on 08/09/17 (Photo Courtesy N. Leach)
Margate's RNLB Leonard Kent (12-20) at Poole 30/01/09 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Margaret Jean 12-21 seen at Exmouth (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Ruby Clery 12-22 pictured off Peel, IOM in 2009 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Ruby Clery 12-22 at Poole on maintenance on 02/04/15 (Photo N. Rush)
The Swanage-based Robert Charles Brown 12-23 at sea (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Robert Charles Brown 12-23 seen at Swanage on 17/10/12 (Photo N. Rush)
The Rhyl-based 12-24 RNLB Lil Cunningham seen on 12/03/12 (Photo D. James)
The Relief Fleet's Bingo Lifeline (12-25) on maintenance at Poole 16/03/09 (Photo N. Rush)
The Barmouth Lifeboat 12-26 moira Barrie departs Poole following maintenance 10/12/10
(Photo N. Rush)
The Dungeness 12-27 Pride and Spirit pictured in 2006 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Pride and Spirit 12-27 at poole on 01/05/14 just before delivery to Clifden, Co. Galway, ROI on a years trial (Photo N. Rush)
Mary Margaret (12-28) arriving back in Poole after a test run 18/03/09 (Photo N. Rush)
The Newcastle (NI) based RNLB Elenor and Bryant Girling 12-29 at Cobbs' Quay 28/11/13 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB12-30 Her Majesty the Queen seen at Lytham St. Annes in 2010 (Author unknown)
RNLB Her Majesty the Queen 12-30 at Cobbs' Quay on maintenance 02/10/14 (Photo N. Rush)
Doris Bleasdale (12-31) seen at Carlingford Lough in 2006 (Photo by Gary Young)
Seen far from home at Poole LMC is 12-31 Doris Bleasedale on 29/09/11 (Photo N. Rush)
Berwicks' RNLB Joy and Charles Beeby 12-32 seen in the North Sea (Photo Courtesy Berwick LBS)
The Relief Fleet's 12-33 Fishermans Friend at Poole on 23/06/11 (Photo N. Rush)
Aldeburgh's Freddie Cooper (12-34) seen on 26/09/07 (Photo RNLI/Colin White)
RNLB Freddie Cooper 12-34 pictured at Aldeburgh on 29/09/13 (Photo TC2)
The Arbroath-based 12-35 RNLB Inchcape seen off the Scottish coast (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
The Royal Thames (12-36) at sea off Eastbourne (Photo Courtesy RNLI/Trevor Boston)
The ex-Eastbourne 12-36 The Royal Thames seen at Poole on 26/07/12 prior to delivery to the new station at Leverburgh (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Sylvia Burrell pictured at her Girvan base on 10/04/13 (Photo Sidney Sinclair)