Trent-class lifeboat
RNLB 14-03 Blue Peter VII at Fishguard, May 2025 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Operators |
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| Preceded by | Arun, Tyne, Waveney |
| Succeeded by | Shannon, B-class (Atlantic 85) |
| Cost | £1 million – £1.58 million |
| Built | 1990–2003 |
| In service | 1994– |
| Completed | 38 |
| Active |
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| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 27.5 long tons (28 t) |
| Length | 14.30 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MAN D2840LE 401 diesel engines, 860 hp (641 kW) (ON 1245 is fitted with MAN D2840LE 403EDC engines 909 hp) |
| Speed | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Range | 250 nmi (460 km) |
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| Complement | 6 |
The Trent-class lifeboat is an all-weather lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from 20 stations (2025) around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland to provide coverage up to 50 miles (80 km) out to sea. Introduced to service in 1994, the class is named after the River Trent, the second longest river wholly in England.
All of the following fleet details are referenced to the 2026 Lifeboat Enthusiast Society Handbook, with information retrieved directly from RNLI records.