RETURN TO DUNKIRK
The 27-foot Lady of Mann was lifeboat No 8 on the Isle of Man Steam Packet ship of the same name. Launched in 1930 the 3,104-ton, 372-foot vessel carried 10 clinker-built lifeboats (mahogany over oak frames), each certified to carry 45 passengers. Lifeboat No 8 was the only one with an engine and therefore best-suited to emergencies.
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