Y class lifeboat
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The Y class lifeboat 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 Y-class is mainly 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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, and is normally found on the Severn
Severn class lifeboat
At long, the Severn class lifeboat is the largest lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution . Introduced to service in 1996, the class is named after the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain...
and the Tamar
Tamar class lifeboat
Tamar class lifeboats are all-weather lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland...
class lifeboats, the Arun
Arun class lifeboat
The Arun class lifeboat is a fast all-weather lifeboat designed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for service at its stations around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. They were operated by the RNLI between 1971 and 2008...
class having been retired.
When in use it carries up to a crew of two and is primarily used in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the shore and the all-weather lifeboat cannot get to the base of the cliffs due to rocks.
Launching from the Tamar Class
Aboard the Tamar classTamar class lifeboat
Tamar class lifeboats are all-weather lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland...
lifeboat within the stern section is a built-in recessed chamber which houses the small inflatable Y-class tender. Access to the inflatable tender is achieved by lowering the transom and lifting a section of deck. This allows the tender to be launched and recovered on a ramp provided by the lowered transom section.
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include 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 boats, the X class lifeboat
X class lifeboat
The X class lifeboats is a class of small inflatable boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.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....
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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