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Repower for Ex-lifeboat 'Rose Marion'
01 Mar 2002
The Rose Marion, a Watson 14m ship, was built in 1937 at the Robertsons yard on the Clyde. Designed to carry a crew of eight and 95 survivors, the boat was originally named Sir Arthur Rose and was stationed on the Isle of Mull just before the outbreak of the Second World War. The boat served a distinguished career in frequently treacherous conditions, ferrying passengers to safety in stormy waters around the Hebrides and even making headlines when it singlehandedly saved the crew of a merchant ship in January 1951.
After serving at numerous stations around the UK, Sir Arthur Rose was retired and sold out of service in 1973. Current joint owners Simon Bradford and Frances Hannah acquired the vessel in 1993 and moved it to its current home port of Woodbridge in Suffolk.
The twin four cylinder, 4.23 litre naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M92 engines were fitted by Peter Norris Marine Engineering and give the Rose Marion over 180hp of clean, reliable performance. The new engines are a far cry from the original 40hp Ferry VE4 diesel engines fitted as original equipment in 1937.
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