Greater London now Adesi
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Greater London, the Southend-on-Sea lifeboat was large for its type: 48ft 6ins long with a 13ft beam. Built by J. Samuel White in 1928, she was sold out of service in 1957, re-named Adesi and went to Montevideo in Uruguay.
At Dunkirk, with just an hour to go before the final order to leave became effective, and with the block-ships about to be sunk at the harbour entrance, the Greater London, already fully loaded, went to the aid of a trapped minesweeper full of French soldiers. HMS Kellet, embarking 200 men from the mole had one of her screws caught on an under-water obstacle, could not move, and was in danger of being left behind. Greater London hauled her stern away from the wall and both got away in the nick of time.
It is thought that, despite her great age, she still operates as a lifeboat in South America.
Source: 1, 3, 4, 5 & 20
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