C-class lifeboat

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]

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

Fleet
Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] Name Built In service Station
C-1 Ex. B3 1970 1970
1970		 Littlestone
Atlantic College
C-2 Ex. B4 1971 1971–1974
1974–1976
1978		 Helensburgh
Littlestone
Helensburgh
C-3 Ex. B5 1972 1972–1974
1976–1978		 Littlestone
Helensburgh
C-4 Ex. B6 1973 1973
1974–1976		 Lymington
Helensburgh
C-5 Ex. B7 1974 1974 Helensburgh
B8 1975 1975 Poole
C-500 unnamed 1972 1972–1974
1974–1978		 Trials
Minehead
C-501
C-502
C-503
C-504[2] 1983-1988 Mudeford
C-505
C-506
C-507
C-508
C-509
C-510
C-511
C-512
C-513
C-514
C-515
C-516
C-517
C-518
C-519
C-520
C-521
C-522
C-523
C-524

Notes
  1. Op. No. stands for RNLI Operational Number

References
  1. Jenkins, David. "Inshore rescue - three miles from the sea!". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. "Station history | RNLI". rnli.org. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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