The Magnificent Severn: 25 years of the Severn class lifeboat

[@alandavis5950]

A fitting and respectful tribute to a game-changing lifeboat, and of course to the volunteers who risk their lives for us. Thank you.

[@berniecoles2337]

Amazing boat, only surpassed by the dedicated volunteers who crew her and a worthy successor to the Arun class.

[@rnli]

We couldn't have put it better ourselves! Thanks Bernie 😊

[@oscarosullivan4513]

The Arun the first modern RNLI lifeboat

[@psvyme48paulh45]

Great job all you are still the best happy birthday 👍👋🇬🇧🙏❤️

[@rnli]

Thank you so much 💙

[@psvyme48paulh45]

@@rnli you welcome THANK YOU ALL YOUR HARD JOB THAT YOU DO BIG ❤️🇬🇧 RNLI Stay safe out there

[@rnli]

💙💙💙

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@rnli Could you do a history of the Gecko helmet

[@rnli]

Hi Oscar, that's a great idea, we've passed this onto our Heritage team. In the meantime you can find out about the evolution of our lifesaving kit here 👉 rnli.social/3F1pZik

[@tomriley5790]

Beautiful boats! Fantastic pieces of design and brilliantly maintained - they still look new despite all the work they've done, testimony to the crews!

[@rnli]

Thanks for your kind words, Tom! We agree, our crews are amazing 😀

[@ruperthartop7202]

Fantastic, thank you all so much for the amazing work that you do

[@rnli]

Thank you for your kind comment Rupert.

[@JohnBeeblebrox]

25 years - time flies. I remember our crew taking on a new Severn to replace the trusty Arun class. Seemed like we had been given the starship Enterprise...

[@rnli]

It really does! Thank you for your service 💛

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Weren’t they the first to have watertight cabins

[@rnli]

It really depends on what you mean by water-tight! The Sir William Hillary, stationed at Dover from 1930, was the first lifeboat to have a cabin, giving crew a degree of protection against the weather but the technology has continuously improved since then and lifeboats can now automatically right themselves in the event of a capsize, keep their crews safe inside the cabin.

[@Bulletguy07]

The Severn class to me has always looked "right" with its classic lines and shape.

[@nick.caffrey]

Lifeboat volunteers are nothing short of supermen and superwomen. My local boat is a Severn.

[@rnli]

Thank you for your support Nick 💛 Do you get to see her launched for shouts often?

[@nick.caffrey]

@@rnli I've never seen her go out. But I know she has; Castletownbere is her home and the Celtic Sea is quite dangerous.

[@hyacinth673]

I have seen the brixham Torbay seven go out a few times always a impressive site thank you for all that you do

[@rnli]

Thank you for your support Shane

[@micstonemic696stone]

I wanted to check what I remembered was true it is it can take 124 rescued survived very grateful souls, what a boat these people don't take a wage, I would roll a coin down there collection boxes when I was young, thankyou to all the people involved your all super-hero's

[@rnli]

Thank you for all of those donations in the collection boxes over the years, mic. You've contributed to us saving lives at sea! You are right - it has non self-righting capacity of 124 👍

[@micstonemic696stone]

I don't deserve any thanks, before diesel you would row out no matter the sea state to rescue souls before the sailing ships before would founder on the rocks that is the bravest occupation ever I think

[@rnli]

😊💛💛

[@micstonemic696stone]

@@rnli your very kind 😃

[@Fcutdlady]

One of these in Dun Laoghaire here in Dublin called the Ana Livia (name of the sprit of the River Liffey that runs through central Dublin)

[@rnli]

💙💙💙

[@tonys1636]

Time they underwent a major refit? Cheaper than constructing Shannon's and quicker to complete. Conversion to Water Jet propulsion would make them more manoeuvrable in shallow or restricted space areas and protect the sea bed in shallow marine protection areas. They may have another 25 years service then.

[@rnli]

Hi Tony, we are always developing new ways we can improve our fleet. Thank you for your ideas, we have passed these on to our engineering team.

[@steviedee8921]

Remember seeing a Severn class prototype on passage from Dublin to Oban in the Irish Sea. Blowing around force 7 and see appeared out of the spray , waved then headed south. She was painted in yellow.

[@steviedee8921]

Forgot to say it was July 1992

[@rnli]

What a sight Stevie! This must have been during our testing phase for the Severn class lifeboat, where journeys like these were essential to our engineering development.

[@Some1outside5973]

Underrated under funded true hero's

[@rnli]

Thanks for your support Matt

[@andygreenhalgh1287]

I managed to see a Severn class up close in NW Scotland (Lochinver). Amazing boat. Thanks to Covid i have almost completed a 1:16 Tamar build.

[@rnli]

Wow Andy, do let us have a picture when you are done!

[@K2shadowfax]

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to ALL who serve in the RNLI / FIRE BRIGADE

[@rnli]

Thanks 😊

[@morzee94]

2:51 That’s a Trent isn’t it? Speaking of which, are they getting a life extension since they’re more of less the same age and of similar design?

[@arollin96227]

Aye that is a Trent, and with the new RNLI Review, they are getting retired in 2028, with the Severn Life Extension Program (SLEP) being cancelled.

[@KlingonCaptain]

It would be cool to see one retrofitted for long range as an exploration vessel. I'm just saying. Disney, you own National Geographic now, make it happen.

[@rnli]

Wouldn't that be something!

[@thefakeaj_vr]

Indeed.

[@2490debrick]

Will you be looking into the Inverted/ Reverse bow in the next stage of boat design?

[@ramdas363]

I had my first homoerotic encounter on that very boat.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Next ALB class name the Liffey class

[@welshskies]

RNLI, humanity at its best! Saving anybody in peril at sea. 👍🏻👍🏻😇. The Severn/Hafren is my local river too. 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@rnli]

Thanks for your kind words

[@lewis72]

Why don't any of your videos feature your boats importing the many thousands of illegal, unvetted migrants into the UK ?

[@Lunarfacia]

There's many videos of the RNLI helping all sorts of people. If you can't find the video you're looking for, keep looking.

[@Lunarfacia]

@@lewis72 have you looked hard enough? What is it that you want to see? There are many, many, many videos of the RNLI voluntarily saving lives but that's obviously not what you want? Are you looking for videos of the RNLI helping people from particular racial groups? Is that what you're after? Well... Don't worry... Keep looking... There are videos of the RNLI helping people of all nationalities, colours and religions because we don't value one human life over another. Try to see people as people like you and you might be able to lose some of that hate. I wish you luck.