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D-class lifeboat (Dunlop)

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Class overview
NameD-class (Dunlop)
Operators Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded byD-class (RFD PB16)
Succeeded byD-class (RFD PB16)
Built1965–1967
In service1965–1974
Completed11
Retired11
General characteristics
Class and typeDunlop
Complement2 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

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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

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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
  1. ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.

References

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  1. ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 72–78.