Thornycroft 43ft Range Safety Launch

On Charge 1955-1956
RAF Numbers 1640 - 1645 & 1648 - 1668
Lead Builders Thornycroft
Other Builders Dorset Lake
Groves & Gutteridge
Samuel White
Herbert Woods
Morgan Giles
Blackmore & Sons
Displacement Light 10.75 Tons
Loaded 12.00 Tons
Dimensions LOA.........43ft
Beam.......13ft 0in
Draught - FWD....1ft 9in, Draught AFT.....4ft 7.5in
Main Propulsion Rolls Royce C.6 FLM Supercharged Diesels
Number of Shafts Two
Maximum Speed 20 Knots
Cruising Speed 20 Knots @ 1800 RPM
Range 200 miles
Fuel 200 Gallons
Construction Hard Chine - Mahogany Skin, Planking - Double Diagonal
Crew 5 Men
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