Named after Henry Ramey Upcher, Justice of the Peace.[1]
Owner
Local private organization.
THE H.R.U IS NOT AN R.N.L.I LIFEBOAT
Ordered
November 1883
Builder
Lewis 'Buffalo' Emery, Sheringham.
Official Number:
Donor:
Station
Sheringham
Cost
£150
Launched
4 September 1894
Sponsored by
Commissioned at the expense of Caroline Upcher, Henry Upcher’s widow.
Christened
By Caroline Upcher
Fate
Kept on permanent display in its original boathouse in Sheringham
General characteristics
Length
34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Beam
11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Installed power
16 oars and two Sails
Propulsion
Fitted with a large dipping lug mainsaIl and a mizzen.
Notes
On 23 September 2011 The National Historic Ships Committee added the Henry Ramey Upcher to the National Register of Historic Vessels (Certificate no 2481).[2]
Henry Ramey Upcher was the second private lifeboat to be stationed in the English town of Sheringham in the county of Norfolk.[3] She was launched on 4 September 1894[4] and stayed on station for 41 years until she was slowly retired from duty and by 1935[5] had ceased rescue work completely. The lifeboat is now on permanent display in her converted original boat shed.
^Some Personal Details Retrieved 17 March 2013
^NRHS Listing retrieved 25 March 2013
^OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.
^The Fishermen’s Lifeboat By Peter Cox & Tim Groves: Published By Sheringham Town Council 1994, ISBN 0-9524810-0-6
^Sheringham Lifeboats: By Leach, Nicholas and Russell, Paul: Published by landmark Pub Ltd, 2009: ISBN 978-1-84306-473-2
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