Class overview

Name	C-class
Builders	Zodiac, France
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by	D-class (EA16)
Succeeded by	B-class (Atlantic 21)
General characteristics
Length	17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Beam	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	2 x 40 hp Mariner outboard engines
Speed	>26 knots (30 mph)
Complement	4

The C-class lifeboats were Zodiac Grand Raid Mark IVs powered by twin 40 hp outboards and was formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the D-class (EA16) and B-class (Atlantic 21).^[1]

Fleet

Op.No.^[a]	Name	In Service^[2]	Station
C-1	Ex. B3	1970 1971	Littlestone Atlantic College
C-2	Ex. B4	1971–1974 1974–1976 1978	Helensburgh Littlestone-on-Sea Helensburgh
C-3	Ex. B5	1972–1974 1976–1978	Littlestone-on-Sea Helensburgh
C-4	Ex. B6	1973 1974–1976	Lymington Helensburgh
C-5	Ex. B7	1974 1981–1984	Helensburgh Tynemouth Boarding Boat
B8	B-8	1975 1977	Poole Poole
(D-500)	unnamed	1972–1974 1974–1979 1979–1981	Trials Minehead Relief fleet
(D-501)	unnamed		Trials only
C-502	John Gilpin (D-502)	1973–1975 1975–1977 1977–1983 1983–1985 1985–1988	Trials Siloth Relief fleet Boarding Boat Inshore Lifeboat Centre
C-503	(Ex D-503)	1973–1977 1977–1979 1979–1983 1983–1987	Trials Siloth Training fleet Boarding Boat
C-504	(Ex D-504)	1973–1978 1978–1987	Trials Inshore Lifeboat Centre
C-505	(Ex D-505)	1979–1986 1986–1987 1987 1987–1989 1990	St Abbs Red Bay Relief fleet Clifden Arran (Lamlash)
C-506	(Ex D-506)	1980–1986 1987–1987 1988–1993 1993–1997	Portaferry Arran (Lamlash) Relief fleet Boarding Boat
C-507	(Ex D-507)	1981–1988 1988–1990	Mudeford Relief fleet
C-508	The Chris Pirson (Ex D-508)	1981–1992 1992–1996	Relief fleet Boarding Boat
C-509	Oats (Ex D-509)	1983–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1998	Aberystwyth Relief fleet Newquay Tighnabruaich Relief fleet
C-510	(Ex D-510)	1983–1991 1991–1995	Criccieth Relief fleet
C-511	(Ex D-511)	1984–1994 1994–1996 1996–2008	Newquay Relief fleet Boarding Boat
C-512	(Ex D-512)	1984–1991 1991–1996	Cullercoats Relief fleet
C-513	Sebag of Jersey (Ex D-513)	1984–1990 1990–1993 1993 1993–1996 1997–	St Catherine Relief fleet Criccieth Relief fleet Boarding Boat
C-514	unnamed	1985–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998	Kinghorn Relief fleet Clifden Inshore Lifeboat Centre
C-515	unnamed	1985–1995 1995	St Bees Inshore Lifeboat Centre
C-516	Belsize Charitable Trust No.1	1986–1995 1995–1996	St Ives Relief fleet
C-517	unnamed	1986–1996 1996–1997 1997–2008	Rye Harbour Relief fleet Boarding Boat
C-518	unnamed	1987–1997	Cardigan
C-519	Thomas Corbett	1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997	Red Bay Relief fleet Tighnabruaich
C-520	unnamed	1988–1996 1996–1999	Relief fleet Boarding Boat
C-521	Prince of Arran	1988–1998	Arran (Lamlash)
C-522	unnamed	1989–1997 1997 1998–	Clifden Boarding Boat Publicity
C-523	British Diver IV	1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1998	Relief fleet Criccieth Relief fleet Tighnabruaich Red Bay Relief fleet

^ Op. No. stands for RNLI Operational Number

References

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Classes of Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats

Operational fleet
All-weather lifeboats	Mersey Severn Shannon Tamar Trent
Inshore lifeboats	B-class: Atlantic 85 D-class: IB1 E-class: Mark II Mark III H-class (Hovercraft)
Small inflatables	Arancia X-class XP-class Y-class

Historic lifeboats

Pulling and sailing lifeboats

All-weather motor lifeboats

Up to 10 knots	35ft 6in Self-righting Barnett Beach Liverpool Norfolk and Suffolk Oakley Ramsgate Rother Solent Surf Watson
Above 10 knots	Arun Brede Clyde Thames Tyne Waveney

Inshore lifeboats

Experimental lifeboats

Keith Nelson
Medina

Royal National Lifeboat Institution