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GEORGE AND ELIZABETH GOW

rnli-george-elizabeth-gow-reduced

Type/Class Motor > RNLI Lifeboat

Designer: RNLI

Builder: Morgan Giles Ltd

Year: 1939

Ship statusNot registered
Yard Number369
Original Sail NumberN/A
Home PortRiver Yonne, Migennes, France
Known History

Original Engine - 35 HP 6 cyl. AE6 Weyburn Petrol. Engine No 109

1965 Fitted with a 80HP Ford Diesel Engine

1990's Sank at her moorings

1996 Offererd for sale - One bid from a film company to blow her up was refused

1997 Retoration commenced

2012 Moved to River Yonne, Migennes, France.

ConstructionLiverpool Class Wooden Construction
LOA35' 6"
Beam10' 3"
Displacement6 Ton 17 Cwt
OwnerSimon Evans
Previous Ownership

1939 - 1944. RNLI - Aberdeen No. 2

1944 - 1946. Requisitioned during WW2

1947 - 1962. RNLI - Aberdeen No.2

1962 - 1964. RNLI Relief boat

1965 - Sold in January to Outward Bound School. Burghead, Moray.

1990's - Purchased by Major MacDonald

1997 - Simons Yard, St Dennis les Sens, Migennes

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