XP-class lifeboat
 XP-class lifeboat | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | XP-class |
| Builders | Avon Inflatables |
| Operators |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 61 kg (134 lb) without engine [a] |
| Length | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
| Beam | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) [a] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
|
| Range | Trent: within sight of ALB |
| Endurance | Broads: 2 hours at top speed |
| Capacity | 4 (up to 460 kg or 1,000 lb) [a] |
| Complement | 2 |
The XP-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The XP-class lifeboat is mainly used as a small tender carried onboard RNLI all-weather lifeboats, and is based on the commercially available Avon Rover 280.[3]
It carries a crew of one or two, and is normally found carried on board the Trent-class lifeboat.[4][2] 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 was also in use at South Broads Lifeboat Station in Suffolk,[2] one of the few RNLI inland waterways lifeboat stations until it closed in 2011, and at Teignmouth Lifeboat Station in Devon, where it is deployed from the larger B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat.
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the Y-class lifeboats.[4]
References
- ^ "Trent class lifeboat". rnli.org. RNLI. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
The Trent lifeboat carries a small XP boat, which is an inflatable daughter boat with a 5hp outboard engine
- ^ a b c "South Broads RNLI – XP Class Lifeboat". broadsrnli.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Trent Class Lifeboats". irishlifeboats.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b "RNLI X+Y Boats". lifeboatsonline.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
XP fleet list
| Op. No. | Station | Host ALB | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| XP-02 | Red Bay | 14-32 Corinne Whiteley | |
| XP-05 | Alderney | 14-04 Roy Barker I (retired) | retired |
| XP-09 | Fraserburgh | 14-34 Willie & May Gall | |
| XP-10 | Eastbourne | 14-02 Esme Anderson | |
| XP-11 | Sold | - | Sold |
| XP-14 | Fenit | 14-27 Robert Hywel Jones Williams | |
| XP-15 | Sold | - | Sold |
| XP-16 | Dun Laoghaire | 14-05 Anna Livia | |
| XP-17 | Donaghadee | 14-36 Saxon (retired) | Retired |
| XP-18 | sold | - | sold |
| XP-19 | Howth | 14-33 Roy Barker III | |
| XP-24 | Fishguard | 14-03 Blue Peter VII | |
| XP-25 | sold | - | sold |
| XP-27 | Achill Island | 14-28 Sam and Ada Moody | |
| XP-28 | Port St Mary | 14-15 Henry Heys Duckworth | |
| XP-30 | Retired | 14-26 Gough Ritchie II | Retired |
| XP-32 | Relief fleet | 14-18 Maurice and Joyce Hardy | Relief fleet |
| XP-33 | Great Yarmouth and Gorleston | 14-10 Samarbeta | |
| XP-34 | Arklow | 14-19 Ger Tigchelaar (retired) | Retired |
| XP-35 | Portree | 14-16 Stanley Watson Barker | |
| XP-38 | Relief fleet | - | Relief fleet |
| XP-40 | Sold | - | Sold |
| XP-41 | Relief fleet | - | Relief fleet |
| XP-42 | South Broads | Retired | Retired 2008 |
| XP-45 | South Broads | Retired | Retired 2011 |
| XP-46 | Relief fleet | 14-17 Elizabeth and Ronald | Relief fleet |
| XP-49 | Sold | - | Sold |
| XP-50 | Alderney | 14-29 Inner Wheel II | |
| XP-51 | Douglas | 14-37 Betty Huntbatch |
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