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.

The E class lifeboat is a class of Rigid Inflatable Boat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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

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

E Class lifeboat in action on the Thames
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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