E class lifeboat
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| E class | |
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| 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. |
Made of an aluminium alloy with a closed cell polythene foam collar, the 9m E class lifeboat is 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.
[edit] External links
- RNLI - Fleet
| 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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