Appledore Tamar Class lifeboat on its moorings in the River Torridge in North Devon.
Appledore Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Appledore, Devon in the United Kingdom. The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1825 and the present station was opened in 2001. It operates a Tamar Class all weather boat (AWB) and an Atlantic 75 B Class inshore lifeboat (ILB). The RNLI aims to reach any casualty up to 50 miles (80 km) from its stations, and within two hours in good weather. To do this the Tamar class lifeboat has an operating range of 250 nautical miles (460 km) and a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h). Appledore is situated on the estuary of the rivers Taw and Torridge near the north Devon coast. Adjacent lifeboats are at Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station to the North, and Clovelly Lifeboat Station to the South. The Tamar-class lifeboat Mollie Hunt is named after Mrs Evelyn Mary Hunt, who left a generous gift in her will for the RNLI. The late Mrs Hunt, known affectionately by friends and family as Mollie, was a proud Devonian, and came from Budleigh Salterton in Devon. The Mollie Hunt is of the very latest in lifeboat design. She has a top speed of 25 knots giving a vastly improved response time on that of the existing lifeboat at Appledore, and boasts new safety features including an advanced seat design to reduce stress on the backs of the volunteer crew members when they are at sea. New onboard computer controls mean remote management of many of the lifeboats functions and better task sharing amongst the crew. Appledore RNLI's Tamar will be the fifth one to go on station in the south west. Two are already operational in Padstow, Cornwall and Salcombe, Devon, with a third arriving on station in St Helier, Channel Islands this spring and at Sennen Cove, Cornwall at the end of the year.
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