OSPREY

An EX- Air sea rescue craft of the RAF. Possibly #2758

Down at the museum yesterday, BB, happened to look at the RAF boat display. We had a few of that class, like 2757 and 2758.
Andy

Osprey is ex RAF RTTL 2770. ex RTTL 2758 is yacht Barracuda in Malta.

Thanks for the information, cdsc123. I'll pass that on to the museum. Good to know that she's still about.

The boats built to this design;
MK IA -2747,2748,2749,2750
MK IB -2751,2752,2753,2754,2755
MK II -2756,2757,2758,2759,2760,2761,2767,2768,2769,2770,2771,2772E

The survivors, their names and current locations (and condition);

2748- 2748. Mount Batten, Plymouth (excellent, just restored).
2751- Phoenix. Shoreham Yacht Club (restoration in progress).
2753- Flywood. Gibraltar Harbour (bad and worsening).
2757- 2757. RAF Hendon Museum (as original but not seaworthy).
2758- Barracuda. Malta (converted to luxury yacht).
2768- C68. Malta (awful, possibly broken up by now).
2770- Osprey. Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (not at all bad).
2771- C71. Malta (as 2768).

This is the fast launch that I was confusing with the fast launch James Bond.