Y-class lifeboat
Y-class lifeboat deployed from Severn-class All-weather lifeboat | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Y-class |
| Operators | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 15 hp (11 kW) outboard engine |
| Speed | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Range | Within visual range of ALB |
| Complement | 2 |
The Y-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Y-class is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the larger RNLI All-weather lifeboats. They were originally carried aboard the Arun-class lifeboats, but are now normally found on the Severn-class and Tamar-class lifeboats. They are also used as part of the RNLI's flood rescue team.
The lifeboat is powered by a single 15-hp outboard engine. It usually carries a crew of two and is primarily used for incidents where the casualty is near or on the shore, and where the larger All-weather lifeboat cannot get close in due to rocks or water depth.
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the XP-class lifeboats.
All of the following fleet details are referenced to the 2004–2026 Lifeboat Enthusiast Society Handbooks, with information retrieved directly from RNLI records.