On this virtual tour, you can explore the engine room, wander around the wheelhouse and even travel to the upper deck to take the wheel, and guide your crew from the lookout.
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Your Launch a Memory Lifeboat 13-40 updates
Updates on the new Shannon class Lifeboat 13-40 ‘Eric’s Legend’, the sixth Launch a Memory lifeboat to carry thousands of loved ones’ names.
Post event update
We were absolutely thrilled to have the privilege of hosting many of you at the All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole, Dorset, to catch a glimpse of the incredible Eric’s Legend lifeboat. The event weekends on 6-7 and 13-14 April 2024 were joyous occasions, and we felt truly honoured to meet so many of you and listen to the heart-warming stories you shared.
If you couldn't make it to the event, don't worry! We made sure to capture all the excitement in a short video. It's a delightful recap of the event day. Launch a Memory is a very special campaign, with extra-special supporters, and we look forward to seeing where the relief lifeboat will be heading next.
Track your lifeboat
To help you learn more about your Launch a Memory lifeboat and its operations, we’ve fitted a new tracking feature to Eric’s Legend. This means you can see where your lifeboat is now, where it has been, what routes it has taken, and even how many knots it was travelling at.
Please note: This feature is a work-in-progress and bugs may occur. If you spot something that’s not working, please let us know.
Find your loved one's name
Use our online tool to locate the precise location of your loved one's name on the letters and numbers of Eric’s Legend 13-40 lifeboat.
Contact us at [email protected] if you require assistance.
Relief Lifeboat 13-40 'Eric's Legend'
Eric’s Legend has been on service as an RNLI relief lifeboat since 2021 and has already provided cover at five different lifeboat stations, helping 97 people in need.
And it’s not just rescues that a relief lifeboat supports. Eric’s Legend has been busy training volunteer crew too. Because of a relief lifeboat’s nomadic existence, moving between stations as needed, helping to train more lifesavers than your average Shannon class all-weather lifeboat (ALB). Eric’s Legend has trained many crews learn and master the skills vital to bringing themselves and others home safely from sea.
Your 13-40 retail range
We’ve developed a range of high-quality, affordable mementos that are available to purchase now, so that you can keep your loved one’s memory next to you, as well as on the lifeboat beside the 13-40 lifeboat crews when they launch to save lives at sea.
Get the most from Launch a Memory
Many people have shared heart-warming stories about why they chose to include the name of someone they miss on the lifeboat – as well as celebrating their or their loved one’s connection to the RNLI.
Add a dedication
Forever by the Sea is an online space for you to share treasured stories and photos of your loved one with family and friends. If you want to, you can also use it to help raise funds for the RNLI in their memory.
Share your memories and raise funds
You can now purchase a lifesaving printed keepsake to commemorate the special person you've remembered on the Eric's Legend Shannon Class lifeboat.
Design-wise, you can choose the individual letter or number that your loved one's name is in or the full lifeboat decal.
Design-wise, you can choose the individual letter or number that your loved one's name is in or the full lifeboat decal.
Browse the Launch a Memory Eric's Legend Prints