There are six lifeboats on the Training Ship Patriot State, and two liferaft stations. These are numbered 2, 4, 6, and liferaft station eight on the port side, and 1, 3, 5, and liferaft station seven on the starboard side. There are also liferafts in strategic location about the vessel. There are enough boats and rafts on the ship to accomodate all hands.
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Courtesy of 1/c Elizabeth Simmons and 1/c Steven Whitney