- Atlantic 85
Atlantic 85 Year introduced to the RNLI fleet: 2005
Crew: 3-4
Survivor Capacity: 20
Maximum Speed: 35 knots
Endurance: 3 hours
Length: 8.84 metres
Draught: 0.53 metres
Weight: 1.8 tonnes
Fuel Capacity: 210 litres
Engines: 2 x Yamaha 4-stroke engines at 115hp each
Construction: Hull: carbon fibre and foam core laminate.
Structure: includes epoxy glass and foam sandwich layup.
Inflatable collar: hypalon-coated nylon.
Communications and navigation
Includes:- fitted and hand-held VHF (very high frequency) radio
- intercom
- onboard global positioning system (GPS)
- radar
- VHF direction-finding (VDF) equipment
- electronic chart.
- D Class
D Class Year Introduced into RNLI Fleet: 1963
Crew: 2-3
Survivor Capacity: 5
Maximum Speed: 25 knots
Endurance: 3hours (at maximum speed)
Length: 5 metres
Width: 2 metres
Weight: 400kg
Fuel Capacity: 68 litres
Engine: 1 x Mariner engine at 50hp
Construction: Hypalon-coated polyester
Communications and navigation
Includes:
fitted and hand-held VHF (very high frequency) radio
magnetic compass
onboard global positioning system (GPS) plotter. - Hovercraft
Hovercraft Year Introduced to RNLI Fleet: 2002
Crew: 2- 4
Survivor Capacity: 6
Top Speed: 30 knots
Endurance: 3 hours (at maximum speed)
Length: 8.04 metres
Width: 3.36 metres
Weight: 3.86 tonnes
Fuel Capacity: 127 litres
Engines: 2 x VW 1.9 turbo diesel engines
Construction: Marine-grade aluminium with moulded fibre-reinforce composite (FRC)
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