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They have been in existence since 1789, when the first boat built expressly for saving life was launched by Mr H. Greathead, a boat-builder at South Shields; but some years before that a London coach-builder -- Mr Lionel Lukin -- designed a boat which he called "an unimmergible boat;" and, for the purpose of carrying out his experiments, he purchased a Norway yawl, which he tried in the Thames.
A Yacht Voyage Round England William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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