XP-class lifeboat
{{Short description|Class of lifeboat}}
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| sclass = 2 }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Xpspeed.jpg | Ship caption = XP-class lifeboat }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = XP-class | Builders = Avon Inflatables | Operators = File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution | Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = | In service range = | In commission range = | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = | Total ships completed = | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship displacement = {{convert|61|kg|abbr=on}} without engine {{efn|name=n1|{{small|(based on Avon Rover R280 RIB specifications)}}}} | Ship length = {{convert|2.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|1.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} {{efn|name=n1}} | Ship draught = | Ship propulsion = *Trent : 1 × {{convert|5|hp|abbr=on}} outboard engine{{cite web|url = https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/trent-class-lifeboat | publisher = RNLI| website = rnli.org | title = Trent class lifeboat | accessdate =7 May 2021 | quote = The Trent lifeboat carries a small XP boat, which is an inflatable daughter boat with a 5hp outboard engine }}
| Ship speed = *Trent: {{convert|10|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
| Ship range = Trent: within sight of ALB | Ship endurance = Broads: 2 hours at top speed | Ship capacity = 4 (up to {{convert|460|kg|disp=or|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}) {{efn|name=n1}} | Ship complement = 2 | Ship notes = }} | colspan="2" | {{notelist}} |
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.{{cite web|url = https://www.irishlifeboats.com/trent-class-lifeboats| website = irishlifeboats.com | title = Trent Class Lifeboats | accessdate = 7 May 2021 }}
It carries a crew of one or two, and is normally found carried on board the Trent-class lifeboat.{{cite web|url = http://www.lifeboatsonline.com/RNLIX+YClass.html | website = lifeboatsonline.com | title = RNLI X+Y Boats | accessdate = 7 May 2021 }} 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|date=May 2021}}
The XP was also in use at South Broads Lifeboat Station in Suffolk, 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 {{Lbc|B|Atlantic 85}} lifeboat.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the Y-class lifeboats.
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External links
- [http://rnli.org/aboutus/lifeboatsandstations/lifeboats/Pages/The-fleet.aspx RNLI Fleet]
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Category:Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
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