 XP-class lifeboat
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| 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 |
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| 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the Y-class lifeboats.[4]