| Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage | |
| Manufacturer: | Clayton Engineering Limited[1] |
| Length: | 8.3m (27.2feet) |
| Weight: | 2.4 Tonnes maximum ballasted weight. |
| Type: | Launch carriage |
The Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage is a Drive On - Drive Off lifeboat launch and recovery carriage used by the RNLI to launch its Atlantic class inshore lifeboats.
The design is by Clayton Engineering Limited,[2] who worked with the RNLI to produce the launch system. The carriage works in conjunction with Talus tractors which are used to deploy the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboats. There are three versions of the carriage which includes a standard carriage and the option of a hydraulic power pack so that the angle of the launch can be changed to suit the conditions. The carriage launch platform has a main bed which elevates through 10° to achieve this feature. The third variant of the carriage has the elevation bed mounted on a rail carriage system.
Under normal launch conditions the lifeboat is loaded with its bow to the rear of the carriage to allow faster deployment. When the lifeboat is recovered it reverses back on to the launch bed.[3] Depending on the sea condition the helmsman require good seamanship to achieve this.
| Op.No. | In service[4] | Station | Image | Lifeboat payload | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-DD-001 | Mudeford Servant (Civil Service No.48) (B-806) | ||||
| C-DD-002 | Daddy's Girl (B-935) | ||||
| C-DD-003 | Uncle Johnny (B-936) | ||||
| C-DD-004 | Elizabeth Jane Palmer (B-820) | ||||
| C-DDR-005-P (Hydraulic Launch Cradle) | Muriel and Leslie (B-813) | ||||
| C-DDR-006 (Hydraulic Launch Cradle) | Sheila Stenhouse (B-814) | ||||
| C-DDA-007-S | [5] | ||||
| C-DDA-008-PT | 2012 | Florence and Ernest Bowles (B-937) | |||
| C-DDA-009-S | Hello Herbie II (B-900) | ||||
| C-DDA-010 | Doris Joan (B-823) | [6] | |||
| C-DDA-011-P | Donald McLoughlin (B-808) | ||||
William and Eleanor (B-867) | |||||
| C-DDA-013 | Elaine and Don Wilkinson (B-828) | ||||
| C-DD-014 | Derrick Battle (B-829) | ||||
| C-DD-015 | Colonel Stock (B-930) | ||||
| C-DD-016 | William Henry Liddington (B-834) | ||||
| C-DD-017 | Geoffrey Charles (B-843) | ||||
| C-DD-019 | Tommy Niven (B-836) | ||||
| C-DD-020 | Maureen Lilian (B-839) | ||||
| C-DDA-021 | [7] | Joy Morris MBE (B-831) | |||
| C-DD-023 | Hereford Endeavour (B-847) | ||||
| C-DD-024 | Annette Mary Liddington (B-838) | ||||
| C-DDA-025 | Frank Townley (B-938) | ||||
| C-DD-026 | Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848) | ||||
| C-DD-027 | Leicester Challenge III (B-858) | ||||
| [8] | Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 51) (B-837) | ||||
| C-DD-029 | James and Helen Mason (B-862) | ||||
| C-DD-030 | Edith Louise Eastwick (B-844) | ||||
| C-DD-031 | Spirit of Loch Fyne (B-857) | ||||
| C-DD-032 | |||||
| C-DD-033 | Glaneley (B-861) | ||||
| C-DD-034 | R. A. Wilson (B-854) | ||||
| C-DD-037 | David Porter MPS (B-863) | ||||
| C-DDA-038 | [9] | Richard Wake Burdon (B-864) | |||
| C-DD-040 | Louis Simson (B-866) | ||||
| C-DD-041 | Joyce King (B-869) | ||||
| C-DD-042 | Albatross (B-871) | ||||
| C-DD-043 | Robert and Isobel Mowat (B-873) | ||||
| C-DD-044-P | Rita Daphne Smyth (B-910) | ||||
| C-DD-045 | Toby Rundle (B-872) | ||||
| C-DD-046 | Rachael Hedderwick (B-876) | ||||
| C-DD-047 | Lewisco (B-877) | ||||
| C-DDA-048-S | Penny J II (B-939) | ||||
| C-DD-049 | My Lady Anne (B-884) | ||||
| C-DD-050 | Peter and Ann Setten (B-886) | ||||
| C-DD-051 | Mablethorpe | Jacqueline Saville (B-887) | |||
| C-DD-052 | Gordon and Phil (B-890) | ||||
| C-DD-053 | Sheila & Dennis Tongue II (B-894) | ||||
| C-DD-054 | Hugh Miles (B-896) | ||||
| C-DD-055 | Sheila & Dennis Tongue III (B-897) | ||||
| C-DD-056 | Marjorie Shepherd (B-928) | ||||
| C-DD-057-P | 2024– | Howard Bell (B-899) | |||
| C-DD-058 | Doris Day and Brian (B-914) | ||||
| C-DDA-059 | The Missus Barrie (B-915) | ||||
| C-DDA-060 | Rose Of The Shires (B-832) | ||||
| C-DD-061 | Eric W Wilson (B-841) | ||||
| C-DD-062 | The Adrian Beaumont (D-832) | ||||
| C-DD-064 | Jean McIvor (B-922) | ||||