D-class lifeboat (EA16)

	D-class lifeboat at speed
Class overview
Name	D-class (EA16)
Builders	Avon Inflatables
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by	D-class (Zodiac III)
Succeeded by	D-class (IB1)
Built	1987–2002
In service	1987–2010
Completed	243
General characteristics
Class & type	Evans Avon 16
Displacement	338 kg (745 lb)
Length	4.9 m (16 ft)
Beam	2 m (6.6 ft)
Propulsion	1 × 40 hp Mariner outboard engine
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Endurance	3 hours at full speed
Complement	3 or 4

The D-class (EA16) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated since 1987 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has been replaced operationally by the D-class (IB1), but many are still used as part of the relief fleet, as boarding boats for the larger classes of lifeboat^[1] and by the RNLI Flood Rescue Team.

The type designator EA16 stands for Evans Avon 16.^[2]

Utilization

For more than 60 years the D-class has served as the workhorse of the RNLI Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) fleet. The D-class is one of the few RNLI types not to feature a rigid hull. The D-class was specifically designed as a light and highly manoeuvrable rapid response craft, especially suited to close shore work.

Design and construction

RNLB *Inbhear Deas* (D-518), which is now part of the Flood Rescue team.

The D-class lifeboat consists of two sponsons, together housing seven inflatable segments intersected by baffles. The main construction fabric is Hypalon-coated Nylon which provides a durable, non-tear surface.

This was one of the smaller classes of lifeboat operated by the RNLI, and they were a common sight at lifeboat stations around the coast. Unlike other members of the ILB fleet, the D-class does not have a rigid hull; all others, with the exception of the Arancia, hovercraft, and ALB Tenders, are Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs).

The D-class normally had a crew of three or four and was primarily used for surfer/swimmer incidents as well as assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty was near the water. The very nature of its work required a swift response, and the D-class can normally be afloat within five minutes of the pagers going off.

All of the following fleet details are referenced to the 2026 Lifeboat Enthusiast Society Handbook, with information retrieved directly from RNLI records.^[3]

Fleet

D-311 - D-399

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service^[3]^[4]	Principal Station	Comments
D-311	The Holgate	1984–1986	Trials	EA16 Prototype
		1986–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–1999	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-315	Charlie B	1986–1993	Tenby
		1993–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–2010	Publicity
D-316	Unnamed	1986–1993	Morecambe
		1993–1996	Training fleet
		1996–????	Publicity
D-317	Unnamed	1986–1993	Dún Laoghaire
		1994–1996	Training fleet
		1996–????	Publicity
D-318	Modeller 1	1986–1993	Barrow
D-318	Modeller 1	1993–????	Publicity
D-319	Unnamed	1986–1994	The Mumbles
		1994–1995	Training fleet
		1995–????	Publicity
D-320	Filey Lion	1986–1993	Filey
		1993–1994	Relief fleet
		1994–????	Training fleet
D-321	Rose Elizabeth Lawrence	1986–1993	Amble
		1993–1995	Relief fleet
		1995	Boarding Boat
		1995–1996	Relief fleet
		1997–????	Publicity
D-322	Humphrey and Nora Tollemanche	1986–1993	Eastbourne
		1993–1995	Relief fleet
		1995–1998	Publicity
D-323	Gus	1986–1994	Port St Mary
D-323	Gus	1995–1998	Publicity
D-324	BBC Radio Newcastle II	1987–1994	Blyth
		1994–1995	Relief fleet
		1995–????	Publicity
D-325	Tricentrol II	1987–1994	Cleethorpes
D-325		1994–1995	Relief fleet
D-325P		1995–2014	Publicity
D-326	Michel Philippe Wolvers	1987–1994	Skegness
		1994–1995	Larne
		1995–????	Publicity
D-327	Unnamed	1987–1994	Happisburgh
D-327	Unnamed	1995–????	Publicity
D-328	Stephen Willoughby	1987–1991	Relief fleet
D-328	Stephen Willoughby	1991–1997	Training fleet
D-329	BBC Radio Newcastle I	1987–1994	Sunderland
D-329	BBC Radio Newcastle I	1994–????	Publicity
D-330	Unnamed	1987–1994	Arbroath
D-330	Unnamed	1995–????	Publicity
D-331	Dorothy Way	1987–1994	Burry Port
D-331	Dorothy Way	1996–????	Publicity
D-332	Unnamed	1987–1994	West Kirby
D-332P	Unnamed	1995–????	Publicity
D-333	Unnamed	1987–1990	Relief fleet
		1990	Courtown
		1991–1994	Relief fleet
		1994	Newcastle
		1995–1998	Relief fleet
		1998–2009	Boarding Boat
D-334	Unnamed	1987–1991	Relief fleet
		1991	Ilfracombe
		1991–1996	Relief fleet
		1997	Publicity
D-335	Unnamed	1987–1997	Burnham-on-Crouch
D-336	Unnamed	1987–1994	Relief fleet
		1994–1996	Angle
		1996	Relief fleet
		1997–????	Publicity
D-337	Norman Victor Hickling	1987–1993	Crimdon Dene
		1993–1996	Relief fleet
		1997–????	Publicity
D-338	Bruce's Bonus	1987–1996	Relief fleet
D-338P	Bruce's Bonus	1996–2013	Publicity
D-339	Unnamed	1987–1995	New Quay
		1995	St Ives
		1996	Boarding Boat
D-339P		1996–2008	Publicity
D-343	Unnamed	1987–1995	Bude^[b]
D-343		1996–1997	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
BB-343		1998–????	Boarding boat (Rosslare Harbour)
D-344	Onslaught	1987–1995	Borth
		1995–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–1997	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
BB-344		1997–2012	Boarding boat
D-345	Unnamed	1987–1994	Tighnabruaich
		1994–1995	Relief fleet
		1995–1998	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
BB-345		1998–2008	Boarding boat
D-346	Unnamed	1987–1995	Conwy
BB-346		1995–2008	Boarding boat
RRU-10		2008–2009	Flood Rescue
D-347	Unnamed	1987–1995	Little and Broad Haven
		1995–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–1998	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-348	Banks' Staff I	1987–1995	Rhyl
		1995–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–1997	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
BB-348		1997–2000	Boarding boat
D-349	Unnamed	1987–1995	Southend-on-Sea
		1995–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–1997	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
BB-349		1997–1998	Boarding boat
D-350	Unnamed	1987–1994	Relief fleet
		1994–1995	Rock
		1995–1997	Relief fleet
D-351	Rotary Club of Sutton	1987–1995	Shoreham Harbour
		1995–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–1998	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-352	Jane Ann	1987–1996	Wells-next-the-Sea
D-353	Unnamed	1987–1996	Bembridge
D-353	Unnamed	1996–1997	Relief fleet
D-354	Alfred George Martin	1988–1996	Torbay
D-354	Alfred George Martin	1996–1997	Relief fleet
D-355	Unnamed	1988–1992	Relief fleet
		1992–1993	Looe
		1993–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–1998	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-356	Unnamed	1988–1996	Lough Swilly
D-356	Unnamed	1996–1997	Relief fleet
D-357	Braemar	1988–1996	Mablethorpe
D-357		1996–1997	Relief fleet
D-357P		1998–2009	Publicity
D-358	Unnamed	1988–1996	Holyhead
D-358	Unnamed	1996–1997	Relief fleet
D-359	41 Club I	1988–1996	Llandudno
D-359	41 Club I	1996–????	Relief fleet
D-360	Unnamed	1988–1996	Lytham St Annes
D-360		1996–1998	Relief fleet
D-360P		1998–????	Publicity
D-361	Tangent I	1988–1996	Flint
		1996–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–????	Training fleet
D-362	Kensington Rescuer	1988–1996	Sheerness
		1996–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		2005–2010	Training fleet
D-363	Unnamed	1988–1997	Walmer
D-363	Unnamed	1997	Relief fleet
D-364	Clubs of the River Exe	1988–1997	Exmouth
D-364	Clubs of the River Exe	1997–1999	Relief fleet
D-365	Unnamed	1988–1994	Relief fleet
		1994	Sennen Cove
		1994–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		2005–2007	Training fleet
D-366	Peter and Mollie Tabor	1988–1997	Port Isaac
		1997–1998	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		1998–1999	Port Isaac
		1999–2000	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-367	Sea Horse	1988–1996	Trearddur Bay
		1996–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–2012	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-368	Douglas Cameron	1988–1997	Southend-on-Sea
		1997–1998	Relief fleet
		1998–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		2005–2009	Training fleet
		2009–2014	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-369	Unnamed	1988–1997	Whitby
		1997–1998	St Davids
		1998–1999	Relief fleet
D-369P		1999–2020	Publicity
D-370	41 Club II	1988–1999	Kippford
D-371	41 Club III	1988–1999	Relief fleet
D-371	41 Club III	1999–2000	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-372	The Lion	1988–1997	Pwllheli
BB-372	The Lion	1998–2010	Boarding boat
D-373	Unnamed	1988–1997	Redcar
		1997–1999	Relief fleet
		1999–2020	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-374	Unnamed	1988–1997	Barmouth
		1997–1998	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		1998–2010	Training fleet
D-375	Alice	1988–1996	Tramore
D-375	Alice	1996–2005	Relief fleet
D-376	Unnamed	1988–1997	Aldeburgh
		1997–1999	Relief fleet
		1999–2001	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-377	Unnamed	1988–1997	North Sunderland
D-377	Unnamed	1997–2000	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-378	Unnamed	1988–1993	Relief fleet
		1993–1994	Portrush
		1994–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–1998	Fethard
		1998–2000	Relief fleet
D-379	Unnamed	1989–1998	Howth
D-379	Unnamed	1998–2001	Relief fleet
D-380	Unnamed	1988–1997	Horton and Port Eynon
D-380	Unnamed	1997–1999	Relief fleet
D-381	Douglas	1989–1998	Moelfre
D-381	Douglas	1998–1999	Relief fleet
D-382	Unnamed	1989–1998	Selsey
D-382	Unnamed	1998–1999	Relief fleet
D-383	Sea Tiger	1989–1999	Relief fleet
D-384	John Cresswell	1989–1998	Penarth
D-384	John Cresswell	1989–1999	Relief fleet
D-385	Unnamed	1989–1998	Tynemouth
D-385	Unnamed	1998–????	Relief fleet
D-386	Trevor Edwin Jones	1989–1998	Aberdeen
D-386	Trevor Edwin Jones	1998–1999	Relief fleet
D-387	Boto-X 87	1989–1998	Weston-super-Mare
D-387	Boto-X 87	1998–1999	Relief fleet
D-388	Crusader	1989–1998	Stranraer
D-388	Crusader	1998–1999	Relief fleet
D-389	Captain Colin	1989–1998	Broughty Ferry
		1998–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		2005–2011	Training fleet
D-390	Tiger D	1989–1996	Porthcawl
		1996–1997	Fowey
		1997–1999	Relief fleet
D-391	Lifeline	1989–1999	Relief fleet
D-391	Lifeline	1999–2015	Inshore Lifeboat Centre (Capsize Training)
D-392	Cecile Rampton	1989–1998	Hastings	Now Curlew with Razorbill RIB Charters
		1998–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
		2005–????	Training fleet
D-393	Helen Mitchell Scrimgeour	1990–1997	Skerries
		1997–1998	Relief fleet
		1998–1999	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-394	Banks' Staff II	1990–1999	Withernsea
D-394P	Banks' Staff II	1999–2008	Publicity
D-395	Bob	1990–1999	Craster
D-395	Bob	1999–2001	Relief fleet
D-396	Unnamed	1989–1993	Relief fleet
	Unnamed	1993–1994	North Kessock
	Starting Point	1994	Looe
	Starting Point	1994–1999	Relief fleet
D-397	Banks' Staff III	1989–1999	Dunbar
D-397	Banks' Staff III	1999	Relief fleet
D-398	Victory Wheelers	1989–1994	Relief fleet
		1994	Montrose
		1995–1996	Hayling Island
		1996–1999	Relief fleet
D-399	Bertha	1989–1992	Relief fleet
		1992	Campbeltown
		1993–1999	Relief fleet

D400 - D-499

Op. No.	Name	In service^[3]^[4]	Principal Station	Comments
D-400	Tigger	1989–1999	Margate
D-401	Bank Staff Appeal IV	1990–2001	Relief fleet
D-402	Warwick	1990–1999	Port Talbot
D-402	Warwick	1999–2000	Relief fleet
D-403	City of Peterborough	1990–1993	Relief fleet
		1993–1994	Campbeltown
		1994–2000	Relief fleet
D-404	Ann Speed	1990–1999	Relief fleet
D-404	Ann Speed	1999–2000	Fenit
D-405	British Diver III	1990–1993	Relief fleet
		1993–1994	Looe
		1994–1999	Relief fleet
D-406	Phyl Clare	1990–1993	Relief fleet
		1993–1994	Swanage
		1995–1996	Newquay
		1996–1997	Relief fleet
		1997	St Davids
		1997–2001	Relief fleet
D-407	The Marlborough Club Didcot	1990–2002	Relief fleet
		2002	Dunbar
		2002–2003	Relief fleet
		2003	Calshot
		2003–2005	Relief fleet
		2005–2008	Training fleet
D-408	City of Derby	1990–2001	Relief fleet
D-408	City of Derby	2001–2004	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-409	Taipan	1990–2000	Relief fleet
D-410	Bacchus	1991–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–1999	Alderney
		1999–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-410P		2005–2020	Publicity
D-411	Unnamed	1991–1999	Marazion
		1999–2000	Relief fleet
		2000–2001	Marazion
		2001–2004	Relief fleet
D-412	BP Service	1991–1999	Courtown
D-412	BP Service	1999–2006	Relief fleet
D-413	Billy Mills and George Ralph	1991–2001	Relief fleet
D-413P	Billy Mills and George Ralph	2001–2010	Publicity
D-414	Fairlands Lady	1991–2005	Relief fleet
D-414	Fairlands Lady	2005–2013	Training fleet
D-415	Pride of West Kingsdown	1991–1995	Relief fleet
		1995	Fishguard
		1995–2001	Relief fleet
		2001–2004	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
RRU-13		2005–2008	Flood Rescue
D-415		2008–2009	Training fleet
D-416	Unnamed	1991–2000	Relief fleet
D-416	Unnamed	2000–2004	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-417	Douglas Hurndall	1991–1994	Relief fleet
		1994–1995	Swanage
		1995–2001	Relief fleet
		2001–2004	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-418	Unnamed	1991–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2003	Calshot
		2003–2004	Relief fleet
D-419	Sarah Helena	1991–2005	Relief fleet
RRU-14	Sarah Helena	2005–2009	Flood Rescue
D-420	Leslie D	1992–1999	Minehead
		1999–2000	Relief fleet
		2000–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
RRU-15		2005–2009	Flood Rescue
D-421	Lord Raglan	1992–2000	Portsmouth
		2000–2004	Relief fleet
		2004–2007	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-422	Alec Dykes	1992–2000	Ilfracombe
		2000–2004	Relief fleet
		2004	Bude
		2004–2005	Relief fleet
RRU-16		2005–2009	Flood Rescue
D-423	John Edmunds	1992–2005	Relief fleet
D-423	John Edmunds	2005–2010	Training fleet (Capsize Training)
D-424	City of Chester	1992–2000	Fleetwood
		2000–2003	Relief fleet
		2003–2004	Burnham-on-Sea
D-425	Strickson	1992–2005	Relief fleet
RRU-17	Strickson	2005–????	Flood Rescue
D-426	Lord Feoffees II	1992–2000	Bridlington
		2000–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2004	Wexford
		2004–2005	Training fleet
D-427	Storrs	1992–1998	Relief fleet
		1998–1999	Sligo Bay
		1999–2004	Relief fleet
D-428	St Vincent Amazon	1992–1997	Relief fleet
		1997	Whitby
		1997–2004	Relief fleet
D-429	RJM	1992–2000	Blackpool
		2000–2001	Relief fleet
		2001–2002	Calshot
		2002–2005	Relief fleet
RRU-18		2005–2007	Flood Rescue
D-430	Rotherham Grammar School	1992–2005	Relief fleet
D-430P	Rotherham Grammar School	2005–2009	Publicity
D-431	Veronica	1992–2000	Clacton-on-Sea
		2000–2003	Relief fleet
		2003–2004	Littlehampton
		2004–2012	Training fleet
D-432	Ordnance Survey Bosun	1992–1995	Relief fleet
		1995–1997	Wicklow
		1997–2004	Relief fleet
D-433	Marjorie	1992–1995	Relief fleet
		1995–1996	Berwick-upon-Tweed
		1996–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2003	Littlehampton
		2003–2006	Relief fleet
D-434	John Wesley Hillard	1992–2001	Scarborough
D-434	John Wesley Hillard	2001–2005	Relief fleet
D-435	Table 32	1992–1994	Relief fleet
		1994–1996	Shoreham Harbour
		1996–2001	Relief fleet
		2001–2005	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-436	Chloe	1992–2001	Cromer
		2001–2003	Relief fleet
		2003	Eastbourne
		2003–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2012	Training fleet
D-437	Jill Gatti	1993–2004	Relief fleet
D-437	Jill Gatti	2005–2016	Southport Offshore Rescue Trust
D-438	Arthur and Georgina Stanley Taylor	1993–2001	Tenby
D-438	Arthur and Georgina Stanley Taylor	2001–2004	South Broads
D-439	Phyllis Mary	1993–1995	Relief fleet
		1995	Montrose
		1995–1996	Larne
		1996–2005	Relief fleet
D-440	Brenda Reed	1993–2001	Morecambe
		2001–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2004	Trearddur Bay
		2004	Relief fleet
D-441	Irish Diver	1993–2001	Dún Laoghaire
		2001–2002	Trearddur Bay
		2002–2009	Relief fleet
D-442	Edgar Law	1993–2001	Blackpool
D-442	Edgar Law	2001–2005	Relief fleet
D-443	Modeller II	1993–2001	Barrow	2005, Sold to ICESAR
	Modeller II	2001–2005	Relief fleet	2005, Sold to ICESAR
	–	????	Suðurnes
D-444	Sharpe's Classic All Seasons	1994–2006	Relief fleet
BB-444	Sharpe's Classic All Seasons	2006–2016	Boarding boat (St Mary's)
D-445	Axa Life Inshorer	1993–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–1997	Fethard
		1997–2005	Relief fleet
D-446	Holme Team	1993–2001	Filey
		2001–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2010	Training fleet
D-447	Thomas Campbell	1993–2001	Amble
		2001–2004	Relief fleet
		2004–2005	Wexford
		2005–2006	Relief fleet
BB-447		2006–2013	Boarding boat (Barry Dock)
D-448	Sea Ranger	1993–1995	Relief fleet
		1995–1996	Sennen Cove
		1996–1997	Relief fleet
		1997–1998	Horton and Port Eynon
		1998–2004	Relief fleet
D-449	Humphry and Nora Tollemache II	1993–2001	Eastbourne
		2001–2004	Relief fleet
		2004–2005	South Broads
D-450	Anthony	1993–1994	Relief fleet
		1994–1995	Sennen Cove
		1995–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2009	Training fleet
BB-450		2009–2014	Boarding boat
D-451	Jeanne Frances	1993–2006	Relief fleet
D-452	Blue Peter III	1994–2003	North Berwick
D-452	Blue Peter III	2003–2005	Relief fleet
D-453	Blue Peter IV	1994–2004	St Agnes
D-453	Blue Peter IV	2005–2006	Inshore Lifeboat Centre
D-454	Blue Peter VI	1994–2004	Cleethorpes
D-454	Blue Peter VI	2004–2005	Relief fleet
D-455	Spirit of Kintyre	1994–2001	Campbeltown
D-455	Spirit of Kintyre	2001–2006	Relief fleet
D-456	Jonathan Simpson	1994–2002	Portrush
D-456	Jonathan Simpson	2002–2006	Relief fleet
D-457	Elsie Frances I	1994–2006	Relief fleet
BB-457	Elsie Frances I	2006–2017	Boarding boat (Barrow)
D-458	Maureen Samuels	1994–2004	Relief fleet	In private ownership, West Bay, Dorset, April 2026
		2004	Littlehampton
		2004–2006	Relief fleet
D-459	Margaret and Fiona Wood	1994–2001	North Kessock
		2001–2003	Relief fleet
		2003–2004	The Mumbles
D-460	Leicester Fox	1994–2002	Skegness
		2002–2003	Relief fleet
		2003–2004	New Quay
		2004–2006	Relief fleet
BB-460		2006–2013	Boarding boat (Dunbar)
D-461	Spirit of RAOC	1994–2002	Looe
		2002–2004	Relief fleet
		2004	Workington
		2004–2005	Relief fleet
		2005–2006	Anstruther
D-462	Frances	1994–2002	Port St Mary
D-462		2002–2006	Relief fleet
BB-462		2006–	Boarding boat
D-463	Nellie Grace Hughes	1994–2004	The Mumbles	On display at from 2006
		2004–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2016	National Maritime Museum Cornwall
		2016–2019	Publicity
D-464	Wren	1994–2003	Blyth
D-464	Wren	2003–2006	Relief fleet
D-465	Palmer Bayer	1994–2006	Relief fleet
D-465	Palmer Bayer	2006–2007	Training fleet
D-466	Phyllis Mary II	1994–2004	Relief fleet
		2004–2005	St Agnes
		2005–2012	Training fleet
D-467	Kathleen Scadden	1994–1998	Relief fleet
		1998–1999	Cardigan
		1999–2005	Relief fleet
		2005–2006	Troon
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
		2007–2012	Training fleet
D-468	Colin Martin	1994–2003	Happisburgh
		2003–2004	Relief fleet
		2004–2005	Troon
		2005–2006	Relief fleet
D-469	Winifred & Cyril Thorpe	1994–1999	Relief fleet
		1999	Alderney
		1999–2002	Relief fleet
		2002	Wexford
		2002–2004	Relief fleet
		2004	Ballyglass
		2004–2007	Relief fleet
RRU-14		2007–2009	Flood Rescue
D-470	Landlubber	1994–2003	Sunderland	Now with ICE SAR
	Landlubber	2003–2006	Relief fleet
	–	????	Eskifjörður
D-471	Coachmakers of London	1994–2004	Arbroath
		2004–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2007	Training fleet
D-472	Kip and Kath	1994–2003	Burry Port
		2003–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2007	Training fleet
D-473	Thomas Jefferson	1994–2003	West Kirby
		2003–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2010	Training fleet
D-474	G C H Fox	1994–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2003	Eastbourne
		2003–2006	Relief fleet
D-475	Phyl Clare 2	1995–2003	Swanage
		2003–2005	Relief fleet
		2006–2007	Training fleet
D-476	Corydd	1995–2003	New Quay
D-476	Corydd	2003–2008	Relief fleet
D-477	Pride of Nuneaton and Bedworth	1995–1999	Relief fleet
		1999–2001	Kippford
		2001–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2005	Teddington
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-477P		2007–2016	Publicity
BB-477		2016–2018	Boarding boat
D-478	Aldergrove	1995–2005	Newcastle
D-478	Aldergrove	2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-479	May	1995–2004	Borth
		2004–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2007	Training fleet
D-480	The Craft Club	1995–2007	Relief fleet
D-481	Holme Team 3	1995–2004	Montrose
D-481		2004–2007	Relief fleet
D-481P		2007–	Publicity
D-482	Arthur Bate	1995–2004	Conwy
		2004–2005	Angle
		2005–????	Relief fleet
D-483	C. John Morris DFM	1995–1996	Relief fleet
		1996–1997	St Ives
		1997–2005	Relief fleet
		2005–2006	Flint
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
D-484	Sybil	1995–2004	Little and Broad Haven
D-484	Sybil	2004–2007	Relief fleet
D-485	Stafford with Rugeley	1995–2004	Rhyl
D-485		2004–2007	Relief fleet
D-485P		2007–2010	Publicity
D-486	Eleanor and Catherine	1995–2005	Relief fleet
		2005–2006	South Broads
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
D-487	Foresters London pride	1995–2005	Southend-on-Sea
D-487	Foresters London pride	2005–2007	Training fleet
D-488	Mabel	1995–2000	Relief fleet
		2000–2001	Fenit
		2001–2007	Relief fleet
D-489	Dolly Holloway	1995–2005	Rock
D-489	Dolly Holloway	2005–2007	Training fleet
D-490	Spirit of The ACC	1996–2004	Sennen Cove
		2004–2007	Relief fleet
		2007	Training fleet
D-491	Cetrek	1996–2007	Relief fleet
D-492	Lawnflite	1996–1998	Relief fleet
		1998	Cardigan
		1998–2002	Relief fleet
		2002–2004	Ballyglass
		2004–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2007	South Broads
D-493	Isabella Mary	1996–2004	Angle
		2004–2005	Relief fleet
		2005	South Broads
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-494	Sunrise	1996–2005	Berwick-upon-Tweed
D-494	Sunrise	2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-495	Elsie Frances II	1996–2003	Bude
		2004–2005	Burnham-on-Sea
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-496	Leonard Stedman	1996–2005	Hayling Island
D-496	Leonard Stedman	2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-497	Lord Daresbury	1996–2005	Newquay
D-497	Lord Daresbury	2005–2007	Relief fleet
D-498	Fred Crocker	1996–2007	Relief fleet
BB-498	Fred Crocker	2007–2012	Boarding boat
D-499	Jean and Paul	1996–2005	Larne
D-499	Jean and Paul	2005–2007	Relief fleet

D500 - D-576

Op. No.	Name	In service^[3]^[4]	Station	Comments
D-500	Unnamed	1996–2004	Relief fleet
		2004–2005	Anstruther
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
		2007–2014	Publicity
		2014–2018	Boarding Boat
D-501	Forest Row Choir	1996–2005	Shoreham Harbour
D-501		2005–2007	Relief fleet
BB-501		2007–2016	Boarding boat (Tynemouth)
D-502	Inis-Eoghain	1996–2005	Lough Swilly
D-502		2005–2009	Relief fleet
BB-502		2009–2018	Boarding boat (Appledore)
D-503	Criddy and Tom	1996–2005	Bembridge
		2005–2007	Whitby
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
BB-503		2008–2015	Boarding boat (Arranmore)
D-504	Spirit of the RPC	1996–2005	Torbay
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
		2007	Fethard
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
BB-504		2008–2010	Boarding boat
D-505	Arthur Bygraves	1996–2006	Fishguard
		2006	Flint
		2006–2008	Relief fleet
		2008–2012	Training fleet
D-506	Patrick Rex Moren	1996–2005	Mablethorpe
		2005–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2007	Troon
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
BB-506		2008–2009	Boarding boat
D-507	Spirit of Bedworth and Nuneaton	1996–2005	Holyhead
		2005–2006	Relief fleet
		2006–2008	Ballyglass
		2008–2012	Training fleet
D-508	John Saunderson	1996–2006	Llandudno
D-508		2006–2008	Relief fleet
D-508P		2008–2020	Publicity
D-509	John Kennedy	1996–2006	Lytham St Annes
D-509		2006–2007	Relief fleet
BB-509		2007–2015	Boarding boat
D-510	Marjorie Helen	1996–2005	Flint
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
		2007–2008	Training fleet
BB-510		2008–2011	Boarding boat
D-511	Margaret	1996–2005	Tramore
		2005–2007	Relief fleet
		2007	Redcar
		2007–2009	Relief fleet
BB-511		2009–2012	Boarding boat (Calshot)
D-512	Jane Ann II	1996–2007	Wells-next-the-Sea
		2007	Whitby
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
BB-512		2008–2014	Boarding boat (Achill Island)
D-513	Seahorse I	1996–2006	Sheerness
D-513		2006–2009	Relief fleet
BB-513		2009–2019	Boarding boat
D-514	Lord Kitchener	1997–2006	Walmer
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
		2007	Barmouth
		2007–2010	South Broads
D-515	Spirit of the RCT	1997–2007	St Ives
D-515		2007–2008	Relief fleet
FR-10		2008–2013	Flood Rescue
D-516	Spirit of the Exe	1997–2006	Exmouth
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
		2007	Redcar
		2007–2009	Relief fleet
FR-19		2009–2019	Flood Rescue
D-517	Spirit of the PCS RE	1997–1998	Port Isaac
D-518	Inbhear Deas	1997–2007	Wicklow
D-518		2007–2009	Relief fleet
FR-14		2009–2020	Flood Rescue
D-519	Ernest and Rose Chapman	1997–2007	Burnham-on-Crouch
D-519		2007–2008	Relief fleet
FR-04		2008–2015	Flood Rescue
D-520	Bob Savage	1997–2007	Aldeburgh
		2007–2008	Dart
		2008–2011	Relief fleet
TFR-01		2011–2013	Flood Rescue
FR-05		2013–2017	Flood Rescue
D-521	OEM Stone II	1997–2007	Whitby
D-521		2007–2010	Relief fleet
FR-01		2010–2016	Flood Rescue
D-522	City of Chester II	1997–2007	Pwllheli
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
		2008–2009	Skegness
D-522P		2009–2016	Publicity
BB-522		2016–2021	Boarding boat
D-523	Peterborough Beer Festival I	1997–2007	Redcar
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
		2008	Dart
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009–2010	Fenit
D-523P		2010–2017	Publicity
BB-523		2017–2020	Boarding boat
D-524	Pilgrim	1997–2007	Barmouth
D-524		2007–2008	Relief fleet
FR-15		2008–2020	Flood Rescue
D-525	Holme Team IV	1998–2007	Clifden
D-525		2007–2008	Relief fleet
FR-08		2008–2014	Flood Rescue
BB-525		2015–2024	Boarding boat
D-526	Olive Herbert	1997–2007	Fowey
D-526		2007–2009	Relief fleet
FR-11		2009–2020	Flood Rescue
D-527	Ethel Royal	1997–2007	Southend-on-Sea
D-527		2007–2009	Relief fleet
D-527C		2009–2012	Training fleet
BB-527		2012–2020	Boarding boat (Leverburgh)
D-528	Arthur Harris	1998–2007	Fethard
		2007–2008	Relief fleet
		2008–2009	Training fleet
FR-16		2009–2020	Flood Rescue
D-529	Martin John and Ann	1997–2008	North Sunderland
D-529		2008–2009	Relief fleet
D-529C		2009–2012	Training fleet
BB-529		2012–2020	Boarding boat
D-530	Marguerite Joan Harris	1998–2006	Howth
D-530		2006–2011	Relief fleet
TFR-02		2011–2013	Flood Rescue
FR-06		2013–2020	Flood Rescue
D-531	Walter Grove	1998–2008	Horton and Port Eynon
D-531		2008	Relief fleet
FR-09		2008–2019	Flood Rescue
D-532	Kingsand	1998–2008	Moelfre
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009–2010	Dún Laoghaire
BB-532		2010–2016	Boarding boat (Torbay)
D-533	Peter Cornish	1998–2008	Selsey
FR-03	Peter Cornish	2008–2015	Flood Rescue
D-534	Severn Rescuer	1998–2008	Penarth
FR-02	Severn Rescuer	2008–2020	Flood Rescue
D-535	The Cromer Smuggler	1998–2008	Tynemouth
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009	Aberystwyth
		2009–2013	Training fleet
D-536	Margaret II	1998–2008	Aberdeen
D-536		2008–2010	Relief fleet
BB-536		2010–2015	Boarding boat (Castletownbere)
D-537	Faith	1998–2008	Weston-super-Mare
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009–2010	Training fleet
D-538	Tom Broom	1998–2008	Stranraer
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009–2010	Skegness
D-539	Hartlepool Dynamo	1998–2008	Broughty Ferry
FR-07	Hartlepool Dynamo	2008–2020	Flood Rescue
D-540	Cecile Rampton II	1998–2008	Hastings
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009–2010	Training fleet
D-541	Brian and Margaret Wiggins	1999–2009	Withernsea
FR-17		2009–2019	Flood Rescue
BB-541		2019–	Boarding boat
D-542	AB-One	1999–2008	Craster
D-542	AB-One	2008–2011	Relief fleet
D-543	Saint David Dewi Sant	1998–2008	St Davids
D-543		2008–2009	Relief fleet
FR-12		2009–2020	Flood Rescue
D-544	The Hastings	1999–2009	Dunbar
FR-18		2009–2014	Flood Rescue
BB-544		2015–	Boarding boat (Tynemouth)
D-545	Tigger Too	1999–2008	Margate
D-545		2008–2010	Relief fleet
D-545P		2010–2020	Publicity
D-546	Spirit of the PCS RE II	1999–2009	Port Isaac
D-546		2009–2013	Training fleet
BB-546		2013–2022	Boarding boat (Appledore)
D-547	Society of Societies	1999–2009	Cardigan
D-547		2009–2011	Relief fleet
BB-547		2011–2018	Boarding boat (Alderney)
D-548	Star of the Sea	1999–2009	Courtown
D-548	Star of the Sea	2009–2010	Relief fleet
D-549	George and Christine	1999–2009	Minehead
D-550	Gwenllian The Rotary Club of Port Talbot	1999–2009	Port Talbot
D-550		2009–2010	Relief fleet
D-550P		2010–2020	Publicity
D-551	Spirit of Alderney	1999–2009	Alderney
D-551	Spirit of Alderney	2009–2011	Training fleet
D-552	Global Marine	1999–2000	Marazion
		2000–2003	Relief fleet
		2003–2004	Anstruther
		2004–2005	Relief fleet
		2005–2006	Burnham-on-Sea
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
		2007–2017	Training fleet
D-552P		2017	Publicity
D-553	David Whitehead	2001–2009	Kippford
D-553		2009–2010	Relief fleet
BB-553		2010–2021	Boarding boat (Barra Island)
D-554	Heyland II	2000–2009	Portsmouth
D-554	Heyland II	2009–2011	Training fleet
D-555	Deborah Brown	2000–2009	Ilfracombe
D-555		2009–2013	Relief fleet
BB-555		2013–	Boarding boat (Tobermory)
D-556	Saddleworth	2000–2009	Fleetwood
D-556		2009–2010	Relief fleet
BB-556		2010–2018	Boarding boat
D-557	Lord Feoffees III	2000–2009	Bridlington
D-557	Lord Feoffees III	2009–2011	Training fleet
D-558	William and Rose Nall	2000–2010	Blackpool
BB-558	William and Rose Nall	2010–2016	Boarding boat (Eastbourne)
D-559	Seahorse II	2000–2009	Clacton-on-Sea
D-560	John Wesley Hillard II	2001–2009	Scarborough
D-560	John Wesley Hillard II	2009–2010	Relief fleet
D-561	Cursitor Street	2001–2009	Fenit
D-561		2009–2015	Relief fleet
FR-06		2015–????	Flood Rescue
D-562	Georgina Stanley Taylor	2001–2009	Tenby
D-562	Georgina Stanley Taylor	2009–2015	Relief fleet
D-563	Rotary District 1120	2001–2008	Filey
D-563	Rotary District 1120	2008–2011	Training fleet
D-564	Peter Bond	2001–2009	Morecambe
		2009–2010	Workington
		2010–2011	Training fleet
BB-564		2011–	Boarding boat
D-565	Tony Heard	2001–2009	Dún Laoghaire
D-565	Tony Heard	2009–2015	Relief fleet
D-566	Norah Cadman	2001–2010	Blackpool
BB-566	Norah Cadman	2010–2018	Boarding boat (Fishguard)
D-567	Spirit of Tamworth	2001–2010	Barrow	Sold to Duddon Inshore Rescue^[5]
D-567	Unnamed	2011–2016	Duddon Inshore Rescue	Sold to Duddon Inshore Rescue^[5]
D-568	Seahorse III	2001–2010	Cromer
D-568		2010–2012	Relief fleet
BB-568		2012–2014	Boarding boat (Alderney)
D-569	Rosemary Palmer	2001–2010	Amble
D-570	Joan and Ted Wiseman 50	2001–2002	Eastbourne
	Roger B. Harbour	2002–2003	Relief fleet
		2003–2004	North Berwick
		2004–2006	Ballyglass
		2006–2007	Relief fleet
		2007	Weston-super-Mare
		2008–2010	Filey
		2010–2011	Relief fleet
D-570P		2011–2015	Publicity
BB-570		2015–2021	Boarding boat
D-571	Three Brothers	2001–2010	Campbeltown
D-571		2010–2011	Relief fleet
BB-571		2011–2019	Boarding boat (Portree)
D-572	Ken and Mary	2002–2010	Portrush
D-573	Leicester Fox II	2002–2008	Skegness
		2008–2009	Relief fleet
		2009–2011	Training fleet
D-574	Regina Mary	2002–2010	Looe
D-574		2010–2011	Relief fleet
D-574P		2011–2015	Publicity
BB-574		2015–	Boarding boat
D-575	Hounslow	2002–2010	Port St Mary
BB-575	Hounslow	2010–2018	Boarding boat (Porthdinllaen)
D-576	Spirit of the Thames	2002–2010	Teddington	Last EA16 lifeboat
D-576		2010–2016	Relief fleet
D-576P		2016–2017	Publicity
FR-04		2017–2020	Flood Rescue

^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.
^ The Op. No. of Boarding boats is changed from D- to BB-

References

^ "Lifeboats Online - Boarding Boats". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
^ "States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service - Inshore Rescue Boats". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2026). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2026. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 73–78.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lifeboat Fleet Archive. RNLI HQ, Poole: RNLI. pp. 61–65.
^ Fish, Martin. "Duddon Inshore Rescue D Class Lifeboat". Flickr. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

External links

[4] Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat.

[6] The Op. No. of Boarding boats is changed from D- to BB-

[1] "Lifeboats Online - Boarding Boats". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[2] "States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service - Inshore Rescue Boats". Retrieved 26 March 2016.

[LBES_2026-3] Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2026). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2026. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 73–78.

[fleet-5] Lifeboat Fleet Archive. RNLI HQ, Poole: RNLI. pp. 61–65.

[D-567-7] Fish, Martin. "Duddon Inshore Rescue D Class Lifeboat". Flickr. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

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