Medina-class lifeboat
David Stogden MBE (MRI 42), originally Unnamed RNLB ON 1091 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders |
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| Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Built | 1980–1983 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) |
| Beam | 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) |
| Propulsion | various |
| Speed | 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) |
| Range | 150Nm (6 hours at full speed) |
| Complement | 4 |
The Medina-class lifeboat was a prototype Rigid Inflatable Boat that was designed and evaluated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1980s. It was based on the design of the Atlantic 21-class lifeboat.