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Class of lifeboat

XP-class lifeboat
Class overview
NameXP-class
BuildersAvon Inflatables
Operators Royal National Lifeboat Institution
General characteristics
Displacement61 kg (134 lb) without engine
Length2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Beam1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Propulsion
  • Trent : 1 × 5 hp (3.7 kW) outboard engine
  • Broads: 1 × 10 hp (7.5 kW) Mariner engine
Speed
  • Trent: 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
  • Broads: 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)
RangeTrent: within sight of ALB
EnduranceBroads: 2 hours at top speed
Capacity4 (up to 460 kg or 1,000 lb)
Complement2
  1. ^ (based on Avon Rover R280 RIB specifications)

The XP-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The XP-class lifeboat is mainly used as a small tender carried onboard RNLI all-weather lifeboats, and is based on the commercially available Avon Rover 280.

It carries a crew of one or two, and is normally found carried on board the Trent-class lifeboat. It is used primarily for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water, and where rocks prevent the all-weather lifeboat from getting near the base of the cliff.

The XP was also in use at South Broads Lifeboat Station in Suffolk, one of the few RNLI inland waterways lifeboat stations until it closed in 2011, and at Teignmouth Lifeboat Station in Devon, where it is deployed from the larger B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat.

Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the Y-class lifeboats.

References

  1. "Trent class lifeboat". rnli.org. RNLI. Retrieved 7 May 2021. The Trent lifeboat carries a small XP boat, which is an inflatable daughter boat with a 5hp outboard engine
  2. ^ "South Broads RNLI - XP Class Lifeboat". broadsrnli.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
  3. "Trent Class Lifeboats". irishlifeboats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "RNLI X+Y Boats". lifeboatsonline.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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