Y class lifeboat
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| Y Class Lifeboat | |
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| Length: | 3m |
| No. of crew: | 2 |
| Propulsion: | Mariner 15hp outboard |
| Max. Speed: | 15 knots |
| Range: | Within Visual range of ALB |
The Y class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Y-Class Lifeboat is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats that serve the shores of the UK.
The Y class is normally found carried onboard:
When in use it carries up to a crew of 2 and is primarily used for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water and the all-weather lifeboat can not get into the base of the cliffs due to rocks.
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia class Beach Rescue boats, the X class lifeboat and the XP class lifeboat.
[edit] External links
- RNLI Fleet - RNLI Fleet Pages
| Classes of RNLI lifeboats |
| All-Weather Fleet |
| Moored afloat: Arun | Trent | Severn |
| Slipway launched: Tyne | Tamar |
| Carriage launched: Mersey | FCB2 |
| Inshore Fleet |
| Rigid inflatable: Atlantic 21 | Atlantic 75 | Atlantic 85 | E-Class |
| Inflatable: D-class | IB1 | Y-class |
| Other: Hovercraft |
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