E class lifeboat

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E class
General Characteristics
Length: 9 m
Beam: 2.8 m
No. of crew: 3
Engines: 2 x 255 Steyr diesels powering Hamilton waterjets
Max. Speed: 40 knots
Equipment carried: 2 x VHF radio.
First Aid Kit & Oxygen.
GPS Navigation System.
Night vision equipment.
Self Righting system.
Anchor and various warps.
Toolkit.
Radar Interrogator.
Towing System.
Illuminating and Distress Pyrotechnics.
Spotlight,Torches.
Fuel capacity: litres
Duration at maximum speed: 4 hrs approx.

E class lifeboats introduced in 2002 serve the Thames Estuary on the south east coast of the UK as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet.

There are 6 E Class boats in in use at Chiswick, Waterloo Pier (known as Tower Lifeboat) and Gravesend stations.

E Class lifeboat in action on the Thames
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E Class lifeboat in action on the Thames

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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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