X class lifeboat
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The X class lifeboats is a class of small inflatable boat
Inflatable boat
An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible. On boats longer than , the floor often consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminium sheets fixed...
operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and Ireland
Ireland
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The X-Class Lifeboat is used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats that serve the shores of the UK
United Kingdom
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The X class is normally found carried onboard Tyne
Tyne class lifeboat
Tyne class lifeboats were designed to serve the shores of the UK and Ireland as a part of the RNLI fleet. They are named after the River Tyne in north-east England....
, Mersey
Mersey class lifeboat
Mersey class lifeboats are all-weather lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution from stations around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland...
(Station option), and Shannon class lifeboats (Station option).
When in use it carries up to a crew of two 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 Y class lifeboat
Y class lifeboat
The Y class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.The Y-class is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats that serve the shores of the UK, and is normally found on the Severn and the Tamar class...
, the Arancia class
Arancia class
The Arancia class Beach Rescue Craft is a class of small Inflatable Rescue Boat operated by Surf Life Saving Great Britain and the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland....
Beach Rescue and the XP class lifeboat
XP class lifeboat
The XP class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.The XP-Class Lifeboat, based on the commercially available Avon Rover 280 is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats.The XP class carries a crew of...
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