CITY OF ADELAIDE - lifeboat

Lifeboat "City of Adelaide", built in 1894 at Blackwell by R & H Green. For the South Australian Government. A Steel, self propelled, self righting lifeboat. Originally steam jet propulsion, later oil engine and propeller. Displacement: 30 tons

CITY OF ADELAIDE

Ship Details

Rig

Steel Steam Jet Life Boat, 200hp

Built

1894

Built In

London

Tonnage

30

Built By

R And H Green

Dimensions

15.8 x 4.6 x 1.7m

Demise

1954: Abandoned at Porter Bay, Port Lincoln. 1985: Axel Stenross Maritime Museum, Port Lincoln.

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