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| Name = XP-class
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| Ship displacement = {{convert|61|kg|abbr=on}} without engine {{efn|name=n1|{{small|(based on Avon Rover R280 RIB specifications)}}}}
| Ship length = {{convert|2.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = *''Trent'' : 1 × {{convert|5|hp|abbr=on}} outboard engine<ref>{{cite web|url = https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/trent-class-lifeboat | publisher = RNLI| website = rnli.org | title = Trent class lifeboat | accessdate =7 May 2021 | quote = The Trent lifeboat carries a small XP boat, which is an inflatable daughter boat with a 5hp outboard engine }}</ref>
*''Broads'': 1 × {{convert|10|hp|abbr=on}} Mariner engine<ref name="broads">{{cite web|url = http://broadsrnli.org.uk/xpclass.htm | website = broadsrnli.org.uk | title = South Broads RNLI – XP Class Lifeboat | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090105162024/http://broadsrnli.org.uk/xpclass.htm | archivedate = 5 January 2009 }}</ref>
| Ship speed = *''Trent'': {{convert|10|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
*''Broads'': {{convert|25|kn|mph km/h}}
| Ship range = ''Trent'': within sight of ALB
| Ship endurance = ''Broads'': 2 hours at top speed
| Ship capacity = 4 (up to {{convert|460|kg|disp=or|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}) {{efn|name=n1}}
| Ship complement = 2
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The '''XP-class lifeboat''' is a class of small [[inflatable rescue boat]] operated by the [[RNLI]] of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The XP-class lifeboat is mainly used as a small tender carried onboard RNLI all-weather lifeboats, and is based on the commercially available [[Avon Inflatables|Avon]] Rover 280.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishlifeboats.com/trent-class-lifeboats| website = irishlifeboats.com | title = Trent Class Lifeboats | accessdate = 7 May 2021 }}</ref>

It carries a crew of one or two, and is normally found carried on board the [[Trent-class lifeboat]].<ref name="lifeboatsonline">{{cite web|url = http://www.lifeboatsonline.com/RNLIX+YClass.html | website = lifeboatsonline.com | title = RNLI X+Y Boats | accessdate = 7 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name="broads"/> It is used primarily for assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water, and where rocks prevent the all-weather lifeboat from getting near the base of the cliff.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

The XP was also in use at [[South Broads Lifeboat Station]] in [[Suffolk]],<ref name="broads"/> one of the few RNLI inland waterways lifeboat stations until it closed in 2011, and at [[Teignmouth Lifeboat Station]] in [[Devon]], where it is deployed from the larger {{Lbc|B|Atlantic 85}} lifeboat.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the [[Arancia-class lifeboat|Arancia-class]] beach rescue boats, the [[X-class lifeboat|X-class]] and the [[Y-class lifeboat|Y-class]] lifeboats.<ref name="lifeboatsonline"/>

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== External links ==
*[http://rnli.org/aboutus/lifeboatsandstations/lifeboats/Pages/The-fleet.aspx RNLI Fleet]

{{RNLI lifeboat classes}}

[[Category:Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats]]
[[Category:Inflatable boats]]


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