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Dorothy & Philip Constant, Shoreham RNLI Lifeboat, Sussex, c.1960s, Ref- 512 - click image to return
Watson 42 class, of which 10 were built by Groves & Gutteridge Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Built in 1962 & exhibited at the Earls Court Boat Show in 1963 she then went into service at Shoreham and launched 187 times saving 122 lives.
Moved to Oban in 1981 as a reserve boat until being sold by the RNLI in 1988. Believed to be the last of her class left in original condition
RNLI Shoreham Wiki
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