Fairey Marine Limited in Cowes, Isle of Wight made the last three Waveney class lifeboats for the RNLI between 1980 and 1982. They also made under license a 44 ft class of lifeboat for export to the Iranian Coast Guard. This lifeboat class was called Medina and was very similar to the Waveney, though the profile of there main and survivors cabins were somewhat different. These ten boats were built around 1975 and were in service in Iran in 1978.

Name: 1601

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1602

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

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Name: 1603

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1604

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1605

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1606

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1607

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

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At Ramsgate, Kent, England 1978

Name: 1608

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1609

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Name: 1610

Built: Fairey Marine, Cowes, England 1975

Engines: 2 x Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus

Technical Details

Length: 14m

Beam: 3.7m

Displacement: 15.5 tons

Speed: 16 knots

Range: 150 nautical miles (at 12 knots)

Crew: 4

First built: 1975?

Last built: ?

Number built: ? (minimum 10)

Engines: Twin Ford Sabre Turbo-Plus diesels 250 hp each

Construction: ?

Launch method: Lies afloat

Self-righting: See self-righting page

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