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(Fast Afloat Boat 3 - FAB3)
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The Relief Fleet's 17-30 William Gordon Burr seen at speed off Port Rush, Northern Ireland on 07/09/08 (Photo N. Rush)
Specifications:
| Dimensions | 17m x 5.5m x 1.38m | Speed | 25-knots |
| Displacement | 40-tonnes | Range | 250-nm |
| Construction | Fibre Reinforced Composite | Endurance | ? |
| Engines | 2 x Caterpillar 3412 (1250-hp) | Crew | 6 |
First introduced in to service in 1996, although the prototype was built in 1992, and in total 46 examples were built by Green Marine and then being fitted out by Berthon Boat Company, VT Halmatic, Souter Marine or FBM Marine. Normally carry a 3-metre, 2-man Y-class inflatable dinghy. The final boat of class left Green Marine' Waterloo Road Factory in Lymington on 15/12/03 for fitting out at the nearby Berthon Boat facility. In 2009 it was announced that studies had been undertaken and that the hull-life would be extended to 50-years and the fleet would be re-engined. The first to be fitted with MTU 150hp model 10V2000 M93 engines, the first boat to undergo this was 17-46 in early 2009.
(GM indicates Green Marine build number, BBC indicates Berthon Boat Company and FBN is Fairey Brooke Marine build number. TH=Halmatic yard number.
| No. | Name | O/N | Year | C/Sign | Base | |||
| 17-01, TL-02 | Peter and Marion Fulton. | 1179 | 1991 | ???? | Prototype, hull built by Halmatic, fitted out by Osborne (WO3444) ex-Maurice and Joy Hardy.Trials 1991-98, Training Launch 1998-04. Sold to Gem Marine in 2005 as Gemini Storm and based at Buckie. To Peterhead as workboat Eileen May by 2014 To Montrose by 2015. To Conwy 25/02/18. | |||
| 17-02 | The Will. | 1201 | 1995 | GFKZ | (GM52/BBC 1023). Relief Fleet 05/06/96. To Falmouth 11/03/97. To Relief 17/12/01. 1st Mid-Life boat upgrade, completed 07/2019. | |||
| 17-03 | Albert Brown. | 1202 | 1995 | 2VHN | (GM56/BBC 1024). Harwich,, Essex. On station 02/10/96. | |||
| 17-04 | Spirit of Guernsey. | 1203 | 1996 | VQFT6 | (GM60/MR3845) St. Peter Port, Guernsey. On station. | |||
| 17-05 | Pride of the Humber. | 1216 | 1996 | GFJK | (GM62/MR3861) Humber, East Yorkshire. On station 08/03/97. | |||
| 17-06 | David Kirkcaldy. | 1217 | 1996 | GFYT | (GM65/BBC 1025) Arun Islands, ROI . On station 06/06/97. | |||
| 17-07 | John and Margaret Doig. | 1218 | 1996 | MBSY6 | (GM68/FBM1426) Valentia, ROI, On station 29/11/96. | |||
| 17-08 | Helmut Schroeder of Dunlossit II. | 1219 | 1996 | 2ERB | (GM70/FBM1427) Islay, Strathclyde. On station 09/03/97. | |||
| 17-09 | City of London II. | 1220 | 1996 | 2ERA | (GM74/BBC 1026) Dover, Kent. On station 15/03/97. | |||
| 17-10 | Michael and Jane Vernon. | 1221 | 1997 | 2SHV | (GM76/FBM1433) Lerwick, Shetland Islands. On station 02/06/97. | |||
| 17-11 | The Whiteheads. | 1229 | 1997 | 2APW | (GM81/BBC 1027) St. Mary's, Scilly Isles On station 01/12/97. | |||
| 17-12 | Edna Windsor. | 1230 | 1998 | GJCQ | (GM84/FBM1435) Barra Island. On station 13/06/14. | |||
| 17-13 | Margaret Foster. | 1231 | 1998 | GLJT | (GM85/FBM1436) Kirkqwall, Orkney. On station 26/03/98. | |||
| 17-14 | Charles Lidbury. | 1232 | 1998 | GFRC | (GM86/BBC 1028) Aith, Shetland Islands On station 02/05/98. | |||
| 17-15 | Bryan and Gordon. | 1235 | 1998 | MLSJ2 | (GM90/BBC 1029) Ballyglass, ROI On station 14/08/98. | |||
| 17-16 | Violet, Dorothy and Kathleen. | 1236 | 1998 | MCQT8 | (GM92/BBC 1030) Stromness, Orkney. On station 22/10/98. | |||
| 17-17 | Fraser Flyer (C.S. No. 43). | 1237 | 1999 | MRZU | (GM93/FBM1443) Relief Fleet. On station 02/04/99. 2nd mid-life upgrade boat 07/07/19. | |||
| 17-18 | Tom Sanderson. | 1238 | 1999 | VQGT7 | (GM94/BBC 1031) Stornaway, Lewis. On station 02/01/99. | |||
| 17-19 | Ernest and Mary Shaw. | 1241 | 1999 | 2VHP | (GM96/FBM Marine Cowes 1448) Campbeltown Argyll On station 30/05/99. | |||
| 17-20 | Spirit of Northumberland. | 1242 | 1999 | 2YBK | (GM98/BBC 1032) Tynemouth On station21/10/99. TO Poole for SLEP 03/2021. | |||
| 17-21 | David and Elizabeth Acland. | 1243 | 1999 | GLFE | ()GM100/FBM1449) Newhaven, East Sussex. On station 08/11/99. | |||
| 17-22 | Myrtle Maud. | 1244 | 1999 | GFWU | (GM101/BBC 1033) Aranmore, ROI On station 22/01/00. | |||
| 17-23 | Katie Hannan | 1247 | 2000 | MAWT2 | (GM103/FBM1455) Port Rush. On station 15/06/00. Blown on to Rocks on Rathlin Island in January 2008, and classified as beyond economical repair. | |||
| 17-24 | Bon Accord. | 1248 | 2000 | 2IJR | (GM105/BBC 1035) Aberdeen. On station 20/07/00. | |||
| 17-25 | Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer). | 1249 | 2000 | 2MJP | (GM106/FBN 1456) Yarmouth, IOW . On station 24/01/01. | |||
| 17-26 | Henry Alston Hewat. | 1250 | 2000 | MBSA3 | (GM107/BBc1036) Mallaig, Highland, On station 30/01/01. | |||
| 17-27 | Volunteer Spirit. | 1254 | 2001 |
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(GM113) Relief Fleet. On station 08/05/01. | |||
| 17-28 | Alec and Christina Dykes. | 1255 | 2001 | 2IKE | (GM115/BBC 1037) Torbay, Devon. On station 31/10/01. | |||
| 17-29 | Richard Cox Scott. | 1256 | 2001 | 2UHP | (GM116) Falmouth, Cornwall. On station 18/12/01. | |||
| 17-30 | William Gordon Burr. | 1257 | 2002 |
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(GM117/BBC 1038) Relief Fleet 2001-2008, Port Rush as replacement for Katie Hannan. On station 04/04/08. | |||
| 17-31 | Roger and Joy Freeman. | 1260 | 2002 |
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(GM120) Relief Fleet.. On station 10/09/02. | |||
| 17-32 | Ernest and Mable. | 1261 | 2002 |
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(GM124) Weymouth, Doorset. On station 16/07/02. | |||
| 17-33 | Beth Sell. | 1262 | 2002 | VSWX4 | (GM124/BBC 1039) Relief Fleet. On station 16/08/02. | |||
| 17-34 | Osier. | 1263 | 2002 |
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(GM125) Relief Fleet. On station 11/09/02. To Tynemouth 03/2021. | |||
| 17-35 | Sybil Mullen Glover. | 1264 | 2003 | VSWX7 | (GM126) Plymouth, Devon. On station 15/02/03. | |||
| 17-36 | Ivan Ellen. | 1265 | 2003 | VSWX8 | (GM130/BBC 1040) Penlee, Cornwal. On station 15/03/03. | |||
| 17-37 | William Blannin. | 1268 | 2003 | VQDM5 | (GM136) Buckie, Grampian,. On station 28/05/03. | |||
| 17-38 | Daniel L. Gibson. | 1269 | 2003 | VQDK4 | (GM137/BBC 1041) Relief Fleet 2003-date. | |||
| 17-39 | Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsay. | 1270 | 2003 | VQDK3 | (GM138) Tobermory, Strathclyde,. On station 20/08/03. | |||
| 17-40 | Julian and Margaret Leonard | 1271 | 2003 | VQDK2 | (GM139) Lochinver, Highlands. On station 25/11/03. | |||
| 17-41 | Christopher Pearce | 1272 | 2003 | VQDJ9 | (GM140/BBC 1042) Holyhead, Anglesey. On station 21/12/03. | |||
| 17-42 | The Taylors | 1273 | 2004 | VQDJ8 | (GM144) Thurso, Caithness, Highlands. On station 07/04/04. | |||
| 17-43 | Donald and Barbara Broadhead. | 1276 | 2004 | MADV9 | (GM146/Souter's) Rosslare Harbour ROI. On station 09/07/04. | |||
| 17-44 | Annette Hutton. | 1277 | 2004 | MADC5 | (GM148/BBC 1043) Castletownbere, Cork, ROOI. On station 12/08/04. | |||
| 17-45 | The Duke of Kent. | 1278 | 2005 |
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Relief Fleet. On station 25/02/05. | |||
| 17-46 | Margaret, Joan and Fred Nye. | 1279 | 2004 | MADF6 | (GM150/BBC 1044) Relief Fleet. On station 17/11/04. |
The Prototype of class was built as Maurice and Joyce Hardy (17-01) by VT Halmatic/William Osborne. From 1995 to 1998 it apparently operated with no name but in 1998 the vessel was renamed Peter and Marion Fulton and carried the number "TL-02". In January 2005 it was sold to Gem Marine and renamed Gemini Storm.
When the Severn-Class went through their Service Extention Programmes they were renumbered and renamed. Below the year given indicates the year of SLEP
| No. | Name | 1021 | Year | C/Sign | Base |
| 17-51 | 2020 | (EX-17-02) | |||
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| 17-53 | |||||
| 1754 | |||||
Gemini Storm (ex 17-01) seen at Corpach on 10/02/08 (Photo Steve Ellwood)
17-02 The Will pictured at Poole on 24/01/13 (Photo N . Rush)
17-03 Albert Brown seen in Harwich 31/05/08 (Photo Ian Boyle/www.simplonpc.co.uk)
RNLB Spirit of Guernsey transits the Poole lift bridge on 21/10/10 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Pride of the Humber 17-05 (Photo Les Stubbs)
The RNLB David Kirkaldy 17-06 seen off the Arran Islands 24/04/12 (Photo N. Stephanson)
RNLB John and Margaret Doig 17-06 pictured off Valentia 17/03/14 (Photo Courtesy RNLI/Nigel Milla)
RNLB Helmut Schroeder II 17-08 seen off Islay 20/05/10 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
17-09 City of London II at Dover in 2008 (Photo by Moolen)
RNLB City of London II 17-09 at Poole 09/09/10 (Photo N. Rush)
Michael and Jane Vernon (17-10) seen off Lerwick on 17/08/08 (Photo Richard Paton)
The Whiteheads (17-11) at The Isles of Scilly 08/05/08 (Photo Kenneth Gibson)
Edna Windsor (17-12) pictured at Barra Island on 20/08/08 (Photo Gary Faux)
The Kirkwall-based 17-13 Margaret Foster seen on 25/05/12 (Photo Dmitry Rostopshin)
Charles Lidbury(17-14) out of the water, photographed in 2007 at Scalloway (Photo Sydney Sinclair)
RNLB Brian and Gordon 17-15 seen off Ballyglass 17/03/14 (Photo Courtesy RNLI/Gary Markham)
RNLB Violet, Dorothy and Kathleen 17-16 seen of Stromness 23/08/09 (Photo Dmitri)f
RNLB Fraser Flyer CS No 43 17-17 of theRelief Fleet (Photo Stan Laundon)
The Stornaway-based RNLB Tom Sanderson 17-18 at speed (Photo RNLI/Martin Fish)
RNLB Ernest and Mary Shaw 17-19 seen at Campbeltown on 12/07/12 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
Spirit of Northumberland (17-20) seen at Tynemouth on 17/07/08 (Photo Steve Ellwood)
The Newhaven-based 17-21 David and Elizabeth Acland departs from Poole after maintenance 24/03/11 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Myrtle Maud 17-22 seen off the Arranmore coast 11/03/14 (Photo RNLI/Nicholas Leach)
The ill-fated Katie Hannan (17-23) at her Port Rush base on 10/12/06 (Photo by Joe Carroll)
Bon Accord (17-24) off of Aberdeen on 19/04/08 (Photo Bruce Sutherland)
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Yarmouth's Eric and Susan Hiscox (Wanderer) 17-25 at Poole 23/02/12 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Henry Alston Hewitt 17-26 pictured off Mallaig (Photo RNLI/Nigel Millard)
The Relief Fleets' RNLB Volunteer Spirit 17-27 leaving Whitby on 27/06/11 (Photo by Fairweather)
The Torbay-based 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes departs from Poole 21/07/11 (Photo N. Rush)
Falmouth's Richard Cox Scott (17-29) in action 15/04/08 (Photo RNLI/Tony Watson)
The Relief Fleet's William Gordon Burr (17-30) at Port Rush on 07/09/08 standing in for the ill-fated Katie Hannan (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Roger and Joy Freeman from the Relief Fleet seen at Poole on 07/04/11 (Photo N. Rush)
Ernest and Mable (17-32) alongside in Weymouth 17/07/08 (Photo Nick Roe)
RNLB Beth Sell 17-33 seen at Poole on 16/03/09 (Photo N. RUSH)
Osier (17-34) from the Relief Fleet moored at Buckie Harbour on 28/07/08 (Photo Steve Ellwood)
RNLB Osier (17-34) at Poole Depot on 14/02/09 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Sybil Mullen Glover (17-35) seen leaving East Cowes on 06/03/09 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Ivan Ellen (17-36), the Penlee lifeboat seen at Newlyn 03/02/09 (Photo RNLI/Penlee)
William Blannin (17-37) at Buckie Harbour 28/07/08 (Photo Steve Ellwood)
The Relief Fleet 17-38 Daniel L. Gibson at Poole on 20/09/10 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey 17-39 makes a pass at Tobermory (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey 17-39 at Tobermorey on 07/08/15 (Photo Phil Crocket)
Lochinvers' 17-40 Julian and Margaret Leonardseen at Girvan 10/04/13 (Photo Sidney Sinclair)
RNLB Julian and Margaret Leonard 17-40 at Girvan in February 2013 (Photo Michael/Belfast)
The Holyhead-based RNLB Christopher Pearce 17-41 seen on 30/04/13 (Photo Mike Griffiths)
RNLB The Taylors 17-42 at Thurso 27/01/13 (Photo Proffessor SB)
RNLB Donald and Barbara Broadhead 17-43 at the wreath laying anniversary at Fethard 23/02/14 (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
RNLB Annette Hutton 17-44 at her Castletownber-base on 02/04/11 (Photo Ray O'Donaghue)
The Duke of Kent (17-45) seen on 03/08/07 (Photo Adrian Green)
RNLB Margaret, Joan and Fred Nye (17-46) arriving at Great Yarmouth (minus a "1") on 06/03/09 (Photo Paul Gowan)
RNLB Margaret, Joan and Fred Nye (17-46), still minus the "1" at Poole 16/03/09 (Photo N. Rush)
RNLB Margaret, Joan and Fred Nye (17-46) arriving back in Poole 18/03/09, with the "1" (Photo N. Rush)
SLEP )SEvern Life Extension Programme
In 2016 it was announced that the Severn-Fleet would undergo a SLEP programme to extend their service life by a further 25-years,. This would entail a complete strip down of the boat and rebuild it completely using the latest technology.
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| No. | Name | O/N | Year | C/Sign | Base/Comments |
| 17-51 | Hogg Hardy | EX-17-02 Arrived 2019 | |||
| Ex-17-20. Arrived 03/2021. | |||||