Class overview
D-class lifeboat at speed
Name	D-class (EA16)
Builders	Avon Inflatables
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by	D-class (Zodiac III)
Succeeded by	D-class (IB1)
Built	1987–2002
In service	1987–2010
Completed	243
General characteristics
Class and type	Evans Avon 16
Displacement	338 kg (745 lb)
Length	4.9 m (16 ft)
Beam	2 m (6.6 ft)
Propulsion	1 × 40 hp Mariner outboard engine
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Endurance	3 hours at full speed
Complement	3 or 4

The D-class (EA16) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated since 1987 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has been replaced operationally by the D-class (IB1), but many are still used as part of the relief fleet, as boarding boats for the larger classes of lifeboat^[1] and by the RNLI Flood Rescue Team.

The type designator EA16 stands for Evans Avon 16.^[2]

Utilization

For more than 40 years the D-class served as the workhorse of the RNLI Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) fleet. Significantly smaller in comparison to the rest of the inshore fleet, the D-class is also one of the few RNLI types not to feature a rigid hull. The main aspect of the boat would be both its size and weight - only 436 kg (961 lb). The D-class was specifically designed as a light and highly manoeuvrable rapid response craft.

Design and construction

The D-class lifeboat consists of two sponsons, together housing seven inflatable segments intersected by baffles. The main construction fabric is Hypalon-coated Nylon which provides a durable, non-tear surface.

This was one of the smaller classes of lifeboat operated by the RNLI, and they were a common sight at lifeboat stations around the coast. Unlike other members of the ILB fleet, the D-class does not have a rigid hull; all others, with the exception of the Arancia, hovercraft, and ALB Tenders, are Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs).

The D-class normally had a crew of three or four and was primarily used for surfer/swimmer incidents as well as assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty was near the water. The very nature of its work required a swift response, and the D-class can normally be afloat within five minutes of the pagers going off.^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

D311 - D-399

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service^[3]	Principal Station	Comments
D-311	The Holgate	1984–1986 1985–???? ????–1995	Trials Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre	EA16 Prototype
D-315	Charlie B	1986–1993 1993–1996 1996–2010	Tenby Relief fleet Publicity
D-316	unnamed	1986–1993 1993–1996 1996–????	Morecambe Training fleet Publicity
D-317	unnamed	1986–1994 1994–1996 1996–????	Dun Laoghaire Training fleet Publicity
D-318	Modeller 1	1986–1993 1993–????	Barrow Publicity
D-319	unnamed	1986–1994 1994–1995 1995–????	The Mumbles Training fleet Publicity
D-320	Filey Lion	1986–1993 1993–1994 1994–????	Filey Relief fleet Training fleet
D-321	Rose Elizabeth Lawrence	1986–1993 1993–1995 1995 1995–1996 1997–????	Amble Relief fleet Boarding Boat Relief fleet Publicity
D-322	Humphrey and Nora Tollemanche	1986–1993 1993–1995 1995–1998	Eastbourne Relief fleet Publicity
D-323	Gus	1986–1994 1995–1998	Port St. Mary Publicity
D-324	BBC Radio Newcastle II	1987–1994 1994–1995 1995–????	Blyth Relief fleet Publicity
D-325	Tricentrol II	1987–1994 1994–1995 1995–2014	Cleethorpes Relief fleet Publicity (D-325P)
D-326	Michel Philippe Wolvers	1987–1994 1994–1995 1995–????	Skegness Larne Publicity
D-327	unnamed	1987–1994 1995–????	Happisburgh Publicity
D-328	Stephen Willoughby	1987–1991 1991–1997	Relief fleet Training fleet
D-329	BBC Radio Newcastle I	1987–1994 1994–????	Sunderland Publicity
D-330	unnamed	1987–1994 1995–????	Arbroath Publicity
D-331	Dorothy Way	1987–1994 1996–????	Burry Port Publicity
D-332	unnamed	1987–1994 1995–????	West Kirby Publicity (D-332P)
D-333	unnamed	1987–1990 1990 1991–1994 1994 1995–1998 1998–2009	Relief fleet Courtown Relief fleet Newcastle (Co. Down) Relief fleet Boarding Boat
D-334	unnamed	1987–1991 1991 1991–1996 1997	Relief fleet Ilfracombe Relief fleet Publicity
D-335	unnamed	1987–1997	Burnham-on-Crouch
D-336	unnamed	1987–1994 1994–1996 1996 1997–????	Relief fleet Angle Relief fleet Publicity
D-337	Norman Victor Hickling	1987–1993 1993–1996 1997–????	Crimdon Dene Relief fleet Publicity
D-338	Bruce's Bonus	1987–1996 1996–2013	Relief fleet Publicity (D-338P)
D-339	unnamed	1987–1995 1995 1996 1996–2008	New Quay St Ives Boarding Boat Publicity (D-339P)
D-340	Blue Peter VI	1987–1994	Relief fleet	Zodiac II
D-341	unnamed	1987–1988 1988 1989 1989–1993 1993–1994	Relief fleet Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea Relief fleet Boarding Boat	Zodiac II
D-342	unnamed	1987–1992 1993–1996	Relief fleet Boarding Boat	Zodiac II
D-343	unnamed	1987–1995 1996–1997 1998–	Bude Inshore Lifeboat Centre Boarding boat (Rosslare Harbour)^[b]
D-344	unnamed Onslaught	1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2012	Borth Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Boarding boat (BB-344)
D-345	unnamed	1987–1994 1994–1995 1995–1998 1998–2008	Tighnabruaich Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Boarding boat (BB-345)
D-346	unnamed	1987–1995 1995–2008 2008–2009	Conwy Boarding boat (BB-346) Flood Rescue (RRU-10)
D-347	unnamed	1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–1998	Little and Broad Haven Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-348	Banks' Staff I	1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2000	Rhyl Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Boarding boat (BB-348)
D-349	unnamed	1987–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998	Southend-on-Sea Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Boarding boat (BB-349)
D-350	unnamed	1987–1994 1994–1995 1995–1997	Relief fleet Rock Relief fleet
D-351	Rotary Club of Sutton	1987–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998	Shoreham Harbour Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-352	Jane Ann	1987–1996	Wells-next-the-Sea
D-353	unnamed	1987–1996 1996–1997	Bembridge Relief fleet
D-354	Alfred George Martin	1988–1996 1996–1997	Torbay Relief fleet
D-355	unnamed	1988–1992 1992–1993 1993–1997 1997–1998	Relief fleet Looe Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-356	unnamed	1988–1996 1996–1997	Lough Swilly Relief fleet
D-357	Braemar	1988–1996 1996–1997 1998–2009	Mablethorpe Relief fleet Publicity (D-357P)
D-358	unnamed	1988–1996 1996–1997	Holyhead Relief fleet
D-359	41 Club I	1988–1996 1996–????	Llandudno Relief fleet
D-360	unnamed	1988–1996 1996–1998 1998–????	Lytham St Annes Relief fleet Publicity
D-361	Tangent I	1988–1996 1996–1997 1997–????	Flint Relief fleet Training fleet
D-362	Kensington Rescuer	1988–1996 1996–1997 1997–2005 2005–2010	Sheerness Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Training fleet
D-363	unnamed	1988–1997 1997	Walmer Relief fleet
D-364	Clubs of the River Exe	1988–1997 1997–1999	Exmouth Relief fleet
D-365	unnamed	1988–1994 1994 1994–1997 1997–2005 2005–2007	Relief fleet Sennen Cove Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Training fleet
D-366	Peter and Mollie Tabor	1988–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000	Port Isaac Inshore Lifeboat Centre Port Isaac Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-367	Sea Horse	1988–1996 1996–1997 1997–2012	Trearddur Bay Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-368	Douglas Cameron	1988–1997 1997–1998 1998–2005 2005–2009 2009–2014	Southend-on-Sea Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Training fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-369	unnamed	1988–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2020	Whitby St Davids Relief fleet Publicity (D-369P)
D-370	41 Club II	1988–1999	Kippford
D-371	41 Club III	1988–1999 1999–2000	Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-372	The Lion	1988–1997 1998–2010	Pwllheli Boarding boat (BB-372)
D-373	unnamed	1988–1997 1997–1999 1999–2020	Redcar Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-374	unnamed	1988–1997 1997–1998 1998–2010	Barmouth Inshore Lifeboat Centre Training fleet
D-375	Alice	1988–1996 1996–2005	Tramore Relief fleet
D-376	unnamed	1988–1997 1997–1999 1999–2001	Aldeburgh Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-377	unnamed	1988–1997 1997–2000	North Sunderland Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-378	unnamed	1988–1993 1993–1994 1994–1997 1997–1998 1998–2000	Relief fleet Portrush Relief fleet Fethard Relief fleet
D-379	unnamed	1989–1998 1998–2001	Howth Relief fleet
D-380	unnamed	1988–1997 1997–1999	Horton and Port Eynon Relief fleet
D-381	Douglas	1989–1998 1998–1999	Moelfre Relief fleet
D-382	unnamed	1989–1998 1998–1999	Selsey Relief fleet
D-383	Sea Tiger	1989–1999	Relief fleet
D-384	John Cresswell	1989–1998 1989–1999	Penarth Relief fleet
D-385	unnamed	1989–1998 1998–????	Tynemouth Relief fleet
D-386	Trevor Edwin Jones	1989–1998 1998–1999	Aberdeen Relief fleet
D-387	Boto-X 87	1989–1998 1998–1999	Weston-super-Mare Relief fleet
D-388	Crusader	1989–1998 1998–1999	Stranraer Relief fleet
D-389	Captain Colin	1989–1998 1998–2005 2005–2011	Broughty Ferry Inshore Lifeboat Centre Training fleet
D-390	Tiger D	1989–1996 1996–1997 1997–1999	Porthcawl Fowey Relief fleet
D-391	Lifeline	1989–1999 1999–2015	Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre (Capsize Training)
D-392	Cecile Rampton	1989–1998 1998–2005 2005–????	Hastings Inshore Lifeboat Centre Training fleet	Now Curlew with Razorbill RIB Charters
D-393	unnamed Helen Mitchell Scrimgeour	1990–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999	Skerries Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-394	Banks' Staff II	1990–1999 1999–2008	Withernsea Publicity (D-394P)
D-395	Bob	1990–1999 1999–2001	Craster Relief fleet
D-396	unnamed Starting Point	1989–1993 1993–1994 1994 1994–1999	Relief fleet North Kessock Looe Relief fleet
D-397	Banks' Staff III	1989–1999 1999	Dunbar Relief fleet
D-398	Victory Wheelers	1989–1994 1994 1995–1996 1996–1999	Relief fleet Montrose Hayling Island Relief fleet
D-399	Bertha	1989–1992 1992 1993–1999	Relief fleet Campbeltown Relief fleet

D400 - D-499

Op. No.	Name	In service^[4]	Principal Station	Comments
D-400	Tigger	1989–1999 1999	Margate Relief fleet
D-401	Bank Staff Appeal IV	1990–2001	Relief fleet
D-402	Warwick	1990–1999 1999–2000	Port Talbot Relief fleet
D-403	City of Peterborough	1990–1993 1993–1994 1994–2000	Relief fleet Campbeltown Relief fleet
D-404	Ann Speed	1990–1999 1999–2000	Relief fleet Fenit
D-405	British Diver III	1990–1993 1993–1994 1994–1999	Relief fleet Looe Relief fleet
D-406	Phyl Clare	1990–1993 1993–1994 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997 1997–2001	Relief fleet Swanage Newquay Relief fleet St Davids Relief fleet
D-407	The Marlboroough Club Didcot	1990–2002 2002 2002–2003 2003 2003–2005 2005–2008	Relief fleet Dunbar Relief fleet Calshot Relief fleet Training fleet
D-408	City of Derby	1990–2001 2001–2004	Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-409	Taipan	1990–2000	Relief fleet
D-410	Bacchus	1991–1997 1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2005 2005–	Relief fleet Alderney Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Publicity
D-411	unnamed	1991–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2004	Marazion Relief fleet Marazion Relief fleet
D-412	BP Service	1991–1999 1999–2006	Courtown Relief fleet
D-413	Billy Mills and George Ralph	1991–2001 2001–2010	Relief fleet Publicity
D-414	Fairlands Lady	1991–2005 2005–2013	Relief fleet Training fleet
D-415	Pride of West Kingsdown	1991–1995 1995–1996 1996–2001 2001–2004 2005–2008 2008–2009	Relief fleet Fishguard Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Flood Rescue (RRU-13) Training fleet
D-416	unnamed	1991–2000 2000–2004	Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-417	Douglas Hurndall	1991–1994 1994–1995 1995–2001 2001–2004	Relief fleet Swanage Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-418	unnamed	1991–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004	Relief fleet Calshot Relief fleet
D-419	Sarah Helena	1991–2005 2005–2009	Relief fleet Flood Rescue (RRU-14)
D-420	Leslie D	1992–1999 1999–2000 2000–2005 2005–2009	Minehead Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre Flood Rescue (RRU-15)
D-421	Lord Raglan	1992–2000 2000–2004 2004–2007	Portsmouth Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-422	Alec Dykes	1992–2000 2000–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2009	Ilfracombe Relief fleet Bude Relief fleet Flood Rescue (RRU-16)
D-423	John Edmunds	1992–2005 2005–2010	Relief fleet Training fleet (Capsize Training)
D-424	City of Chester	1992–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004	Fleetwood Relief fleet Burnham-on-Sea
D-425	Strickson	1992–2005 2005–	Relief fleet Flood Rescue (RRU-17)
D-426	Lord Feoffees II	1992–2000 2000–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005	Bridlington Relief fleet Wexford Training fleet
D-427	Storrs	1992–1998 1998–1999 1999–2004	Relief fleet Sligo Bay Relief fleet
D-428	St Vincent Amazon	1992–1997 1997 1997–2004	Relief fleet Whitby Relief fleet
D-429	RJM	1992–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2007	Blackpool Relief fleet Calshot Relief fleet Flood Rescue (RRU-18)
D-430	Rotherham Grammar School	1992–2005 2005–2009	Relief fleet Publicity
D-431	Veronica	1992–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2012	Clacton-on-Sea Relief fleet Littlehampton Training fleet
D-432	Ordnance Survey Bosun	1992–1995 1995–1997 1997–2004	Relief fleet Wicklow Relief fleet
D-433	Marjorie	1992–1995 1995–1996 1996–2002 2002–2003 2003–2006	Relief fleet Berwick-upon-Tweed Relief fleet Littlehampton Relief fleet
D-434	John Wesley Hillard	1992–2001 2001–2005	Scarborough Relief fleet
D-435	Table 32	1992–1994 1994–1996 1996–2001 2001–2005	Relief fleet Shoreham Harbour Relief fleet Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-436	Chloe	1992–2001 2001–2003 2003 2003–2006 2006–2012	Cromer Relief fleet Eastbourne Relief fleet Training fleet
D-437	Jill Gatli	1993–2004	Relief fleet
D-438	Arthur and Georgina Stanley Taylor	1993–2001 2001–2004	Tenby South Broads
D-439	Phyllis Mary	1993–1995 1995 1995–1996 1996–2005	Relief fleet Montrose Larne Relief fleet
D-440	Brenda Reed	1993–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004	Morecambe Relief fleet Trearddur Bay Relief fleet
D-441	Irish Diver	1993–2001 2001–2002 2002–2009	Dun Laoghaire Trearddur Bay Relief fleet
D-442	Edgar Law	1993–2001 2001–2005	Blackpool Relief fleet
D-443	Modeller II	1993–2001 2001–2005	Barrow Relief fleet	2005, Sold to ICESAR Suðurnes
D-444	Sharpe's Classic All Seasons	1994–2006 2006–	Relief fleet Boarding boat (St Mary's)
D-445	Axa Life Inshorer	1993–1996 1996–1997 1997–2005	Relief fleet Fethard Relief fleet
D-446	Holme Team	1993–2001 2001–2006 2006–2010	Filey Relief fleet Training fleet
D-447	Thomas Campbell	1993–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2013	Amble Relief fleet Wexford Relief fleet Boarding boat (Barry Dock)
D-448	Sea Ranger	1993–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–2004	Relief fleet Sennen Cove Relief fleet Horton and Port Eynon Relief fleet
D-449	Humphry and Nora Tollemache II	1993–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005	Eastbourne Relief fleet South Broads
D-450	Anthony	1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–2006 2006–2009 2009–2014	Relief fleet Sennen Cove Relief fleet Training fleet Boarding boat (BB-450)
D-451	Jeanne Frances	1993–2006	Relief fleet
D-452	Blue Peter III	1994–2003 2003–2005	North Berwick Relief fleet
D-453	Blue Peter IV	1994–2004 2005–2006	St Agnes Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-454	Blue Peter VI	1994–2004 2004–2005	Cleethorpes Relief fleet
D-455	Spirit of Kintyre	1994–2001 2001–2006	Campbeltown Relief fleet
D-456	Jonathan Simpson	1994–2002 2002–2006	Portrush Relief fleet
D-457	Elsie Frances I	1994–2006 2006–	Relief fleet Boarding boat (Barrow)
D-458	Maureen Samuels	1994–2004 2004 2004–2006	Relief fleet Littlehampton Relief fleet
D-459	Margaret and Fiona Wood	1994–2001 2001–2004	North Kessock Relief fleet
D-460	Leicester Fox	1994–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2013	Skegness Relief fleet New Quay Relief fleet Boarding boat (Dunbar)
D-461	Spirit of RAOC	1994–2002 2002–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2006	Looe Relief fleet Workington Relief fleet Anstruther
D-462	Frances	1994–2002 2002–2006 2006–	Port St Mary Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-462)
D-463	Nellie Grace Hughes	1994–2004 2004–2006	The Mumbles Relief fleet	On Display at National Maritime Museum Falmouth from 2006
D-464	Wren	1994–2003 2003–2006	Blyth Relief fleet
D-465	Palmer Bayer	1994–2006 2006–2007	Relief fleet Training fleet
D-466	Phyllis Mary II	1994–2004 2004–2005 2005–2012	Relief fleet St Agnes Training fleet
D-467	Kathleen Scadden	1994–1998 1998–1999 1999–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2012	Relief fleet Cardigan Relief fleet Troon Relief fleet Training fleet
D-468	Colin Martin	1994–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006	Happisburgh Relief fleet Troon Relief fleet
D-469	Winifred & Cyril Thorpe	1994–2007 2007–2009	Relief fleet Flood Rescue (RRU-14)
D-470	Landlubber	1994–2003 2003–2006	Sunderland Relief fleet
D-471	Coachmakers of London	1994–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007	Arbroath Relief fleet Training fleet
D-472	Kip and Kath	1994–2003 2003–2006 2006–2007	Burry Port Relief fleet Training fleet
D-473	Thomas Jefferson	1994–2003 2003–2006 2006–2010	West Kirby Relief fleet Training fleet
D-474	G C H Fox	1994–2002 2002–2003 2003–2006	Relief fleet Eastbourne Relief fleet
D-475	Phyl Clare 2	1995–2003 2003–2005 2006–2007	Swanage Relief fleet Training fleet
D-476	Corydd	1995–2003 2003–2008	New Quay Relief fleet
D-477	Pride of Nuneaton and Bedworth	1995–1999 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Relief fleet Kippford Relief fleet Teddington Relief fleet Publicity
D-478	Aldergrove	1995–2005 2005–2007	Newcastle (Co Down) Relief fleet
D-479	May	1995–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007	Borth Relief fleet Training fleet
D-480	The Craft Club	1995–2007	Relief fleet
D-481	Holme Team 3	1995–2004 2004–2007 2007–	Montrose Relief fleet Publicity
D-482	Arthur Bate	1995–2004 2004–2005 2005–	Conwy Angle Relief fleet
D-483	C John Morris DFM	1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007	Relief fleet St Ives Relief fleet Flint Relief fleet
D-484	Sybil	1995–2004 2004–2007	Little and Broad Haven Relief fleet
D-485	Stafford with Rugeley	1995–2004 2004–2007 2007–2010	Rhyl Relief fleet Publicity
D-486	Eleanor and Catherine	1995–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007	Relief fleet South Broads Relief fleet
D-487	Foresters London pride	1995–2005 2005–2007	Southend-on-Sea Training fleet
D-488	Mabel	1995–2000 2000–2001 2001–2007	Relief fleet Fenit Relief fleet
D-489	Dolly Holloway	1995–2005 2005–2007	Rock Training fleet
D-490	Spirit of the ACC	1996–2004 2004–2007 2007	Sennen Cove Relief fleet Training fleet
D-491	Cetrek	1996–2007	Relief fleet
D-492	Lawnflite	1996–1998 1998 1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007	Relief fleet Cardigan Relief fleet Ballyglass Relief fleet South Broads
D-493	Isabella Mary	1996–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2007	Angle Relief fleet South Broads Relief fleet
D-494	Sunrise	1996–2005 2005–2007	Berwick-upon-Tweed Relief fleet
D-495	Elsie Frances II	1996–2003 2004–2005 2005–2007	Bude Burnham-on-Sea Relief fleet
D-496	Leonard Stedman	1996–2005 2005–2007	Hayling Island Relief fleet
D-497	Lord Daresbury	1996–2005 2005–2007	Newquay Relief fleet
D-498	Fred Crocker	1996–2007 2007–2012	Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-498)
D-499	Jean and Paul	1996–2005 2005–2007	Larne Relief fleet

D500 - D-576

Op. No.	Name	In service^[5]	Principal Station	Comments
D-500	unnamed	1996–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Relief fleet Anstruther Relief fleet Publicity
D-501	Forest Row Choir	1996–2005 2005–2007 2007–2015 2015–	Shoreham Harbour Relief fleet Boarding boat (Tynemouth) Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-502	Inis-Eoghain	1996–2005 2005–2009 2009–	Lough Swilly Relief fleet Boarding boat (Appledore)
D-503	Criddy and Tom	1996–2005 2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2015	Bembridge Relief fleet Whitby Relief fleet Boarding boat (Arranmore)
D-504	Spirit of the RPC	1996–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2010	Torbay Relief fleet Fethard Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-504)
D-505	Arthur Bygraves	1996–2006 2006 2006–2008 2008–2012	Fishguard Flint Relief fleet Training fleet
D-506	Patrick Rex Moren	1996–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009	Mablethorpe Relief fleet Troon Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-506)
D-507	Spirit of Bedworth and Nuneaton	1996–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2012	Holyhead Relief fleet Ballyglass Training fleet
D-508	John Saunderson	1996–2006 2006–2008 2008–	Llandudno Relief fleet Publicity
D-509	John Kennedy	1996–2006 2006–2007 2007–2015	Lytham St Annes Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-509)
D-510	Marjorie Helen	1996–2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2012	Flint Relief fleet Training fleet Boarding boat (BB-510)
D-511	Margaret	1996–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007–2009 2009–2012	Tramore Relief fleet Redcar Relief fleet Boarding boat (Calshot)
D-512	Jane Ann II	1996–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2014	Wells-next-the-Sea Whitby Relief fleet Boarding boat (Achill Island)
D-513	Seahorse I	1996–2006 2006–2009 2009–	Sheerness Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-513)
D-514	Lord Kitchener	1997–2006 2006–2007 2007 2007–2010	Walmer Relief fleet Barmouth South Broads
D-515	Spirit of the RCT	1997–2007 2007–2008 2008–2013	St Ives Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-10)
D-516	Spirit of the Exe	1997–2006 2006–2009 2009–2015	Exmouth Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-19)
D-517	Spirit of the PCS RE	1997–1998	Port Isaac
D-518	Inbhear Deas	1997–2007 2007–2011 2011–2014	Wicklow Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-14)
D-519	Ernest and Rose Chapman	1997–2007 2007–2008 2008–2015	Burnham-on-Crouch Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-04)
D-520	Bob Savage	1997–2007 2007–2008 2008–2011 2011–2013 2013–	Aldeburgh Dart Relief fleet Flood Rescue (TFR-01) Flood Rescue (FR-05)
D-521	OEM Stone II	1997–2007 2007–2010 2010–	Whitby Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-01)
D-522	City of Chester II	1997–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–	Pwllheli Relief fleet Skegness Publicity
D-523	Peterborough Beer Festival I	1997–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–	Redcar Relief fleet Fenit Publicity
D-524	Pilgrim	1997–2007 2007–2008 2008–	Barmouth Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-15)
D-525	Holme Team IV	1998–2007 2007–2008 2008–2013	Clifden Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-08)
D-526	Olive Herbert	1997–2007 2007–2009 2009–	Fowey Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-11)
D-527	Ethel Royal	1997–2007 2007–2009 2009–2012 2012–	Southend-on-Sea Relief fleet Training fleet Boarding boat (Leverburgh)
D-528	Arthur Harris	1998–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–	Fethard Relief fleet Training fleet Flood Rescue (FR-16)
D-529	Martin John and Ann	1997–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–	North Sunderland (Seahouses) Relief fleet Training fleet Boarding boat (BB-529)
D-530	Marguerite Joan Harris	1998–2006 2006–2011 2011–2013 2013–	Howth Relief fleet Flood Rescue (TFR-02) Flood Rescue (FR-06)
D-531	Walter Grove	1998–2008 2008–	Horton and Port Eynon Flood Rescue (FR-09)
D-532	Kingsand	1998–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–	Moelfre Relief fleet Dun Laoghaire Boarding boat (Torbay)
D-533	Peter Cornish	1998–2008 2008–2015	Selsey Flood Rescue (FR-03)
D-534	Severn Rescuer	1998–2008 2008–	Penarth Flood Rescue (FR-02)
D-535	The Cromer Smuggler	1998–2008 2008–2009 2009 2009–2013	Tynemouth Relief fleet Aberwystwyth Training fleet
D-536	Margaret II	1998–2008 2008–2010 2010–2015	Aberdeen Relief fleet Boarding boat (Castletownbere)
D-537	Faith	1998–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010	Weston-super-Mare Relief fleet Training fleet
D-538	Tom Broom	1998–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010	Stranraer Relief fleet Skegness
D-539	Hartlepool Dynamo	1998–2008 2008–	Broughty Ferry Flood Rescue (FR-07)
D-540	Cecile Rampton II	1998–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010	Hastings Relief fleet Training fleet
D-541	Brian and Margaret Wiggins	1999–2009 2009–	Withernsea Flood Rescue (FR-17)
D-542	AB-One	1999–2008 2008–2011	Craster Relief fleet
D-543	Saint David Dewi Sant	1998–2008 2008–2009 2009–2014	St Davids Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-12)
D-544	The Hastings	1999–2009 2009–2014 2015–	Dunbar Flood Rescue (FR-18) Boarding boat (Tynemouth)
D-545	Tigger Too	1999–2008 2008–2010 2010–	Margate Relief fleet Publicity
D-546	Spirit of the PCS RE II	1999–2009 2009–2013 2013–	Port Isaac Training fleet Boarding boat (Appledore)
D-547	Society of Societies	1999–2009 2009–2011 2011–	Cardigan Relief fleet Boarding boat (Alderney)
D-548	Star of the Sea	1999–2009 2009–2010	Courtown Relief fleet
D-549	George and Christine	1999–2009	Minehead
D-550	Gwenllian The Rotary Club of Port Talbot	1999–2009 2009–2010 2010–	Port Talbot Relief fleet Publicity
D-551	Spirit of Alderney	1999–2009 2009–2011	Alderney Training fleet
D-552	Global Marine	1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2015 2015–	Marazion Relief fleet Anstruther Relief fleet Burnham-on-Sea Relief fleet Training fleet Flood Rescue (B-021)
D-553	David Whitehead	2001–2009 2009–2010 2010–	Kippford Relief fleet Boarding boat (Barra Island)
D-554	Heyland II	2000–2009 2009–2011	Portsmouth Training fleet
D-555	Deborah Brown	2000–2009 2009–2013 2013–	Ilfracombe Relief fleet Boarding boat (Tobermory)
D-556	Saddleworth	2000–2009 2009–2010 2010–	Fleetwood Relief fleet Boarding boat (BB-556)
D-557	Lord Feoffees III	2000–2009 2009–2011 2011–	Bridlington Training fleet Boarding boat (BB-557)
D-558	William and Rose Nall	2000–2010 2010–	Blackpool Boarding boat (Eastbourne)
D-559	Seahorse II	2000–2009	Clacton-on-Sea
D-560	John Wesley Hillard II	2001–2009 2009–2010	Scarborough Relief fleet
D-561	Cursitor Street	2001–2009 2009–	Fenit Relief fleet
D-562	Georgina Stanley Taylor	2001–2009 2009–	Tenby Relief fleet
D-563	Rotary District 1120	2001–2008 2008–2011	Filey Training fleet
D-564	Peter Bond	2001–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–	Morecambe Workington ALF Training fleet Boarding boat (BB-564)
D-565	Tony Heard	2001–2009 2009–	Dun Laoghaire Relief fleet
D-566	Norah Cadman	2001–2010 2010–	Blackpool Boarding boat (Fishguard)
D-567	Spirit of Tamworth	2001–2010	Barrow
D-568	Seahorse III	2001–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014	Cromer Relief fleet Boarding boat (Alderney)
D-569	Rosemary Palmer	2001–2010	Amble
D-570	Joan and Ted Wiseman 50 Roger B. Harbour.	2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011–2015	Eastbourne Relief fleet North Berwick Relief fleet Ballyglass Relief fleet Filey Relief fleet Publicity
D-571	Three Brothers	2001–2010 2010–2011 2011–	Campbeltown Relief fleet Boarding boat (Portree)
D-572	Ken and Mary	2002–2010	Portrush
D-573	Leicester Fox II	2002–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011	Skegness Relief fleet Training fleet
D-574	Regina Mary	2002–2010 2010–2011 2011–	Looe Relief fleet Publicity
D-575	Hounslow	2002–2010 2010–	Port St Mary Boarding boat (Porthdinllaen)
D-576	Spirit of the Thames	2002–2010 2010–2015 2015–	Teddington Relief fleet Flood Rescue (FR-05)	Last EA16 lifeboat

^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.
^ The Op. No. of Boarding boats is changed from D- to BB-

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

A-class: Hatch
McLachlan
Boston Whaler
B-class: Atlantic 21
Atlantic 75
C-class: Zodiac IV
D-class: RFD PB16
Avon S650
Zodiac III
EA16
E-class: Mark I

Experimental lifeboats

Keith Nelson
Medina

Royal National Lifeboat Institution