Y class lifeboat

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Y Class Lifeboat
General Characteristics
Length:	3m
No. of crew:	2
Propulsion:	Mariner 15hp outboard
Max. Speed:	15 knots
Range:	Within Visual range of ALB

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

The Y-Class Lifeboat is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats that serve the shores of the UK.

The Y class is normally found carried onboard:

When in use it carries up to a crew of 2 and is primarily used for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water and the all-weather lifeboat can not get into the base of the cliffs due to rocks.