D-class lifeboat (EA16)
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 and by the RNLI Flood Rescue Team.
D-class lifeboat at speed | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| 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 type designator EA16 stands for Evans Avon 16.
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