C-class lifeboat

Class overview

Name:	C-class
Builders:	Zodiac, France
Operators:	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by:	D-class (EA16)
Succeeded by:	B-class (Atlantic 21)
General characteristics
Length:	17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Beam:	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion:	2 x 40 hp Mariner outboard engines
Speed:	>26 knots (30 mph)
Complement:	4

The C-class lifeboat used Zodiac Grand Raid Mark IV's powered by twin 40 hp outboards and was formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the D-class (EA16) and B-class (Atlantic 21).