Английская Википедия:D-class lifeboat (Avon S650)

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The 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 It was superseded by the D-class lifeboat (Zodiac III).[1]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
D-200 Шаблон:Small 1971–1976
1976–1978
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Relief fleet
D-201 Шаблон:Small 1971
1971–1973
1973
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Relief fleet
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D-221 Шаблон:Small 1971–1973 Relief fleet
D-222 Шаблон:Small 1971–1973 Relief fleet

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References

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External links

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