D-class lifeboat (RFD 320)

Class overview
NameD-class (RFD 320)
BuildersRFD
Operators Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded byD-class (RFD PB16)
Succeeded byD-class (RFD PB16)
Built1966–1967
In service1966–1983
Completed6
Retired6
General characteristics
Class & typeRFD 320
Complement2 or 3

The D-class (RFD 320) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1967 and 1983 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

They were manufactured by R.F.D. Co.Ltd of Gadalming, Surrey, a company founded by engineer Reginald Foster Dagnall. Over time, RFD became a synonym for "Rapid Flotation Devices".

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