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Class overview | |
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Name | D-class (Humber) |
Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Built | 1981–1982 |
In service | 1981–1994 |
Completed | 2 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Humber |
Complement | 2 or 3 |
The D-class (Humber) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1981 and 1994 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Only 2 were built, one for the Relief fleet, and one used as a Boarding Boat.
For more than 60 years the D-class has served as the workhorse of the RNLI Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) fleet. The D-class is one of the few RNLI types not to feature a rigid hull. The D-class was specifically designed as a light and highly manoeuvrable rapid response craft, especially suited to close shore work.
Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] | Name | In service [1] | Station | Comments |
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D-284 | Unnamed | 1981–1988 | Relief fleet | |
D-285 | Unnamed | 1982–1994 | Boarding Boat | |
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