ATLANTIC 85 inshore lifeboat

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The two stamps issued by Ireland show a Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat which is depict is not known.
One shows us a rescue boat saving a person from drowning, while the other shows a lifeboat rescue survivors from a liferaft.


On February 29, Ireland issue two stamps to honour the invaluable role played by the RNLI in providing a lifesaving rescue service at sea. It is fitting that the Institute’s great charitable and volunteering role should be acknowledged in this way as it celebrates the bicentenary of its founding by Sir William Hillary in 1824.

The RNLI’s tremendous record of service to the community is most noteworthy. There are approximately 1,121 lifeboat crew members, with 675 shore crew in Ireland. Over the past 20 years the RNLI has responded to 20,899 incidents, saved 724 lives and come to the aid of 25,120 people in Ireland.

An Post joins with sister island postal administrations in the UK to create individual stamp collections for RNLI 200. The composition of our stamp designs reflects the often-dramatic situations experienced by the RNLI volunteers. In the international ‘W’ stamp available in sheets of four, a gull bears silent witness overhead to a challenging rescue scene. The second national (‘N’) stamp in sheets of eight focuses on the first touch of welcome contact between the RNLI and those rescued – the very essence of what the service is all about. The colour palette highlights the orange and reds of the RNLI boats set against the greens and blues of the ocean.

 The stamps issued by An Post depict an Atlantic 85 lifeboat, similar to the TARA SCOUGALL based at station Lough Ree.

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The first Atlantic 85 was delivered in 2005. She is a inshore lifeboat.

Not a name is given for the Atlantic 85 lifeboat depict on the stamps so it must be a design for all Atlantic 85 Class lifeboat in service in Ireland.
Hull carbon fibre and foam core laminate
Displacement 85 is 1.8 ton, dim. 8.44 x 2.85 x 0.53 m (draught)
Powered by two Yamaha 4-cylinder 4-stroke 115 hp outboard petrol engines, speed 35 knots
Range, 3 hours maximum.
Crew 3-4.
Survivors 20 persons.

Source : Wikipedia and internet.
Ireland 2024 N no face value and W no face value sg?, Scott?