BUILDING OF the 37ft 6in Rother class lifeboat which will be RNLB Shoreline is nearing completion at William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton; all will be ready for a spring launching.

With principal members in place, work is now concentrated on deck and cabin fittings, pipework and electrics. Every piece of equipment will have its own individual stowage. But this is a stage best left to photographs . . .

(To be continued).