The RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection is
housed at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent.

Among the exhibits in the RNLI display are the St Paul, an 1897 unrestored Norfolk and Suffolk-type lifeboat; the 1909-built pulling and sailing carriage-launched lifeboat Lizzie Porter and the 1958 Oakley class JG Graves of Sheffield. There are 17 lifeboats in all, as well as a launching tractor and various artefacts.

2011 is a great time to visit the lifeboat collection, as the displays have just had a 21st-century refresh. The gallery is currently closed for its Winter break, and will reopen in mid-February.