ull ▁m ould ing ▁also ▁transferred ▁from ▁ON 1 3 3 0 . ▁ ▁Service ▁The ▁first ▁Sh annon - class ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁for ▁service ▁was ▁demonstrated ▁at ▁D ungen ess , ▁Kent ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁boat , ▁to ▁begin ▁active ▁service ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁The ▁Mor rell ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Barbara ▁Mor rell , ▁a ▁keen ▁fund ra iser ▁for ▁the ▁R N LI ▁who ▁be que athed ▁the ▁service ▁£ 6   mill ion ▁which ▁she ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁lif eb o at ▁for ▁Kent . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh annon ▁class ▁uses ▁similar ▁Systems ▁and ▁Information ▁Management ▁System ▁( SI MS ) ▁technology ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁T amar ▁class ▁lif eb o at ▁so ▁that ▁crew ▁members ▁can ▁operate ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁boat ' s ▁systems ▁collabor atively ▁without ▁leaving ▁their ▁seats . ▁C rew ▁seats ▁are ▁also ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁T amar , ▁spr ung ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁shock s ▁in ▁heavy ▁se as . ▁▁▁ ▁Most ▁Sh ann ons ▁are ▁launched ▁by ▁a ▁newly ▁designed ▁Sh annon ▁La unch ▁and ▁Rec overy ▁System ▁( SL AR S ) ▁by ▁which ▁a ▁tra ctor ▁prop els ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁on ▁its ▁cr ad le ▁into ▁the ▁water . ▁The ▁cr ad le ▁is ▁then ▁t ilt ed ▁and ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁mobile ▁s lip way ▁as ▁the ▁boat ▁is ▁launched ▁by ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁bow ▁st rop ▁from ▁the