X-class lifeboat
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | X-class |
| Operators: |
 Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Unpowered |
| Range: | Within sight of ALB |
| Complement: | 2 |
The X-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable boat operated by the RNLI of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The X-class Lifeboat is used as a small tender carried on board the RNLI All Weather lifeboats that serve the shores of the UK.
The X-class is normally found carried onboard Tyne-class lifeboats, and is a station option on Mersey-class and Shannon-class lifeboats.
When in use it carries up to two crew and is primarily used for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water. and the All-Weather Lifeboat can not get into the base of the cliffs due to rocks.
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, Y-class and XP-class lifeboats.
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