Sir James Knott Lifeboat – Kirkleatham

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The Sir James Knott is an Oakley Class Lifeboat which was built in 1963 and served in Cullercoats and Anstruther before coming to Redcar between 1972 and 1985.

Sir James Knott Lifeboat Kirkleatham

DSCF0792  Sir James Knott Lifeboat Kirkleatham

After leaving Redcar the boat was part of the reserve fleet serving at Scarborough, Anstruther and Newcastle Co. Down. In total she was called out 122 times and saved 81 lives before becoming a museum exhibit in the early 1990s.

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