D-class lifeboat (Dunlop)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2024) |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | D-class (Dunlop) |
| Operators |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Preceded by | D-class (RFD PB16) |
| Succeeded by | D-class (RFD PB16) |
| Built | 1965–1967 |
| In service | 1965–1974 |
| Completed | 11 |
| Retired | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dunlop |
| Complement | 2 or 3 |
The D-class (Dunlop) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1964 and 1969 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Utilization
[edit]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.
RNLI Fleet
[edit]| Op. No.[a] | Name | In service [1] | Station | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-59 | Unnamed | Trials | ||
| D-60 | Unnamed | 1965–1966 | Southend-on-Sea | |
| D-61 | Unnamed | 1965 1966 1966–1968 |
Mablethorpe Southend-on-Sea Eastbourne |
|
| D-62 | Unnamed | 1965–1966 1966–1969 |
Moelfre Southend-on-Sea |
|
| D-63 | Unnamed | 1967 | Southend-on-Sea | |
| D-64 | Unnamed | 1965 | Kinghorn | |
| D-65 | Unnamed | 1965 1966 1967 1967–1970 1970 1970–1974 |
West Mersea Kinghorn Kinghorn Relief fleet Kippford Relief fleet |
|
| D-66 | Unnamed | 1965–1968 | Helensburgh | |
| D-67 | Unnamed | 1965 1965–1966 |
Moelfre Mablethorpe |
|
| D-68 | Unnamed | 1965 1965–1967 |
Scarborough Kinghorn |
|
| D-69 | Unnamed | 1965–1967 | Poole |
- ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.
References
[edit]- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 72–78.