XP class lifeboat

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XP Class Lifeboat
General Characteristics
Length:	2.8m
No. of crew:	2
Propulsion:	Mariner 5hp outboard (Trent) Mariner 10hp outboard (Broads)
Max. Speed:	10Knots (Trent) 25 knots (Broads)
Range (Trent):	Within Sight of ALB
Broads Endurance:	2 hrs at top speed

XP Class Lifeboat

XP class lifeboats are one of the smaller boats operated by the RNLI, these also include the Arancia class Beach Rescue boats, the X class lifeboat & the Y class lifeboat.

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 that serve the shores of the UK.

The XP class carries a crew of one or two, and is normally found carried onboard the Trent class lifeboat. It is used primarily for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water, and where rocks prevent the All Weather Lifeboat from getting near the base of the cliff.

The XP (along with a D class lifeboat) is also in use at the RNLI South Broads Lifeboat station on The Broads in Suffolk, one of the few RNLI inland waterways lifeboat stations.