D-class lifeboat (EA16)
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 & 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 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.
The type designator EA16 stands for Evans Avon 16.