Английская Википедия:D-class lifeboat (Avon S650)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship class overviewШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsThe D-class lifeboat (Avon S650) was a sub-class of 4 inflatable boats operated as part of the D-class between 1971 and 1986 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was superseded by the D-class lifeboat (Zodiac III).[1]
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.
There were only 4 Avon S650 boats in service with the RNLI
Design and construction
The D-class lifeboat consists of two sponsons, together housing four inflatable segments intersected by baffles.[2]
This was one of the smaller classes of lifeboat operated by the RNLI, and while there were only 4 Avon S650s in the fleet, the D-class were a common sight at lifeboat stations around the coast. Unlike other members of the ILB fleet, the D-class does not have a rigid hull; all others, with the exception of the Arancia, hovercraft and ALB Tenders, are Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs).
Fleet
| Op. No.Шаблон:Efn | Name | In service [3] | Principal Station | Comments |
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| D-200 | Шаблон:Small | 1971–1976 1976–1978 |
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| D-201 | Шаблон:Small | 1971 1971–1973 1973 |
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| D-221 | Шаблон:Small | 1971–1973 | Relief fleet | |
| D-222 | Шаблон:Small | 1971–1973 | Relief fleet |
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