Liverpool-class P&S lifeboat

	RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) Liverpool P&S class
Class overview
Builders	Rutherford & Co. of Birkenhead (1); Waterman of Cremyll (2); Reynolds of Lowestoft (1); James Beeching of Great Yarmouth (1); Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company of Blackwall, London (31); S. E. Saunders of Cowes (2);
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
In service	1895–1948
Completed	38
Retired	38
General characteristics
Type	Pulling and sailing lifeboats
Length	35 ft (11 m) to 41 ft (12 m)
Beam	9 ft (2.7 m) to 11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Oars and Sails

The Liverpool-class P&S lifeboats were a series of 38 non-self-righting lifeboats commissioned by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) between 1895 and 1916, based on the "Liverpool" lifeboats operated by the Liverpool Dock Trustees, between 1775 and 1892. They were 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) types (i.e. powered by oars and sails), not to be confused with the later single or twin-engined Liverpool-class motor lifeboats.