McLachlan-class lifeboat

	A-504 is preserved at Chatham
Class overview
Name	McLachlan class
Builders	William Osborne, Littlehampton
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by	Hatch
Succeeded by	Atlantic 21
Built	1967–1973
In service	1967–2001
Completed	10
Retired	10
General characteristics
Length	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Beam	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	2 x 60 hp inboard engines with sterndrives
Speed	22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Complement	2-3

The McLachlan-class lifeboat was part of the A class of lifeboats formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the Atlantic 21.^[1]

Fleet

Op. No.^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Old Op. No.^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Built	In Service ^[2]	Station	Comments^[2]
A-503	18-02	1967	1967–1970 1971–1972 1975–1994	Eastney Pill Boarding Boat
A-504	18-004	1970	1970–1983	Weston-super-Mare	On display at the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection within Chatham Historic Dockyard.
A-505	18-005	1970	1970–1971 1972–1974 1975 1975–1987	Eastney Oban Eastney Humber (Boarding boat)	2018, At RW Davies, Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration
A-506	18-006	1972	1972 1972–1979 1979–1980	Peel Relief fleet Plymouth
A-507	18-007	1972	1973–1976 1977–1979 1979–1980 1980–1983	Peel Plymouth Relief fleet Plymouth
A-508	18-008	1971	1971–1974 1976–1979 1980–1988	Eastney Invergordon Falmouth
A-509	18-009	1972	1972–1976 1978 1978–1988	Plymouth Brighton Relief fleet
A-510	18-010	1973	1973–1974 1975–1984 1984–1987	Pill Ramsgate (Boarding Boat)	August 2020, Private ownership, Bristol
A-511	18-011	1973	1973–1982 1984–1985	Oban Relief fleet	Sold. 1985. Renamed Kim O. December 2023, for sale at Stokesley, N Yorks. (Ebay)
A-512	18-012	1973	1975–1987 1988	Torbay Falmouth

↑ Leach, Nicholas (30 April 2014). The Lifeboat Service in South East England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617572.
1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.

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