D-class lifeboat (Zodiac III)

The D-class (Zodiac III) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1971 and 1996 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced operationally by the D-class (EA16).

Utilization

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

References

1. D-class lifeboat
2. D-class lifeboat (Avon S650)
3. D-class lifeboat (RFD PB16)
4. Hastings Lifeboat Station
5. D-class lifeboat (EA16)
6. Seahouses Lifeboat Station
7. Royal National Lifeboat Institution
8. West Kirby Lifeboat Station
9. Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
10. Harwich Lifeboat Station
11. Aberdeen Lifeboat Station
12. Tynemouth Lifeboat Station
13. Bembridge Lifeboat Station
14. Mablethorpe Lifeboat Station
15. Cullercoats Lifeboat Station
16. Bude Lifeboat Station
17. Newquay Lifeboat Station
18. Clacton-on-Sea Lifeboat Station
19. Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
20. Amble Lifeboat Station