ASRP 1218 - up for sale

Hello ,Chris, John

Yup I agree with your comments I hope someone does inded take her and fixes her up. A little too expensive for my tastes.

She is a ASRP mk1b not a GSP like the 1262. Main difference is she would have been had a fly bridge. And a large hatch in the rear med bay for lowering rescued personnel into with the aid of her boom and winch.

1218 Built by Western Marine (at pwllheli) 21.03.43 transferred to Admiralty for disposals 24.12.46

Info courtesy of RAF marine craft Historian Donald Smith.

I believe that the H&D rescue craft had to operate as slow speed in bad whether, hence it was decided to fit the GS pinnace out as a low speed rescue craft to replace them in these situations. Unfortunately once in service it was found that they took too much water over the stern to operate comfortably in bad weather.

So most of them were transferred to out of the way places ( like the west coast of Scotland) where they could operate in better weather in company of other ASR vessels. I assume there was less chance of being attacked in remote areas. Hence safer to operate slower vessels.

HI,

Hi Tony. Yup your quite right about the first comment, its just my personal belief of what I had read at the time. Though I think the bad weather comment was one I was repeating. From where I’m not sure. I can look it up if you want.

There are other inaccuracies in my opinion that Donald has put me right on.

Re the second comment, guess I was using the term pinnace as a generic title, careless I admit but no offence intended. Sorry if I offended.The above were my opinions at the time (obviously wrong) and I have come to realise its much easier in the boat world just to keep them to my self and live in ignorance.

“These boats did not have tabernacles”

I guess it would be more accurate to say that they were originally fitted with solid masts and that some were later cut down to deck level and fitted with tabernacles and new masts.

Anyway, how is the Asco doing? Amazing job you’ve done.