Liverpool-class P&S lifeboat
RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) Liverpool P & S Class | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | S. E. Saunders and Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Pulling and sailing lifeboats |
| Length | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) to 41 ft 11 in (12.78 m) |
| Propulsion | Oars and Sails |
The early Liverpool-class lifeboats used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) were 'Pulling and Sailing' types (P&S) (i.e. powered by oars and sails) and should not be confused with the later one or two engined Liverpool-class motorised lifeboats.