The Airborne Lifeboat was required in volume quickly. The building was contracted to many yards around the UK. The Uffa Fox yard in Cowes was the most prolific of the builders. The numbers in the chart and below are indicative only.
Builders of Uffa Fox Designs (Mark I, IA, II, IA, RN-1)
Yard
Location
Indicative Total Built
Comments
Uffa Fox
Medina Yard, Cowes, Isle of Wight
142
Herbert Woods
Potter Heigham, Norfolk
110
Woodnutt
St Helens, Isle of Wight
86
Ranelagh Ltd
Morden Road, Merton
64
All Mark I
Sycamore Brentford Ltd
Brentford
56
Taylor Woodrow Ltd
Southall, Middlese
47
Aldous Successors
Brightlingsea, Essex
46
Sadd & Sons Ltd
Maldon, Essex
30
Mark I,IA,II,IIA
Brooke Marine Ltd
Lowestoft, Suffolk
17
All Mark IA. Quoted £648ea, agreed £593.
Merron Ltd
Trial hull built, 10 more ordered; no trace of delivery so assume cancelled at end of War
Vosper Ltd
Trial hull built. No trace of more
Builders of other Designs (Mark III, US A-1 and A-3)
Yard
Location
Indicative Total Built
Comments
Saunders Roe Ltd
Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey
54
Mk3
Higgins Boat Company
New Orleans, USA
300 A-1 ordered; not known how many built. Some AR8 too
