The D-class (Zodiac III) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1971 and 1996 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced operationally by the D-class (EA16).
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.
| Op. No. | Name | In service [1] | Station | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1976–1987 | Relief fleet | |||
| D-206 | 1971–1974 1974–1975 1976–1987 1987–1992 | Relief fleet Relief fleet | ||
| D-207 | 1972–1974 1974–1988 1988–???? | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-29-P) | ||
| D-214 | 1972–1976 1977–1987 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-223 | 1972–1987 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-224 | 1975–1982 1982–1988 1988–???? | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-30-P) | ||
| D-225 | 1975–1976 1977–1978 1978–1986 1986–1987 1987–1988 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-31-P) | ||
| D-226 | 1975–1982 1982–1988 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-227 | 1976–1982 1982–1988 1988–???? | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-32-P) | ||
| D-228 | 1975–1982 1982–1986 1986 1986–1987 1987–???? | Relief fleet Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-33-P) | ||
| D-229 | 1975–1984 1984–1988 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-230 | Miss Winfield | 1975–1987 1987 | Relief fleet | |
| D-231 | 1976–1986 1987 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-232 | 1975–1987 1988 | Publicity Boat (D-4-P) | ||
| D-233 | 1976–1987 | |||
| D-234 | 1975–1984 1985–1986 1987 1987–1993 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-6-P) | ||
| D-235 | 1975–1978 1979–1987 1988 | Publicity Boat (D-11-P) | ||
| D-236 | 1975–1987 1988–???? | Publicity Boat | ||
| D-237 | 1975–1987 1987 1987–1989 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-13-P) | ||
| D-238 | Hemel Hempstead Round Table | 1976–1987 1987–???? | Publicity Boat (D-15-P) | |
| D-239 | 1976–1987 | |||
| D-240 | 1976–1978 1978–1987 1987–1988 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat (D-4-P) | ||
| D-241 | 1976–1986 1986 1987 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-242 | 1976–1987 1987–???? | Publicity Boat | ||
| D-243 | 1976–1987 1987–1988 1988–1991 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat | ||
| D-244 | 1976–1987 1987–1988 | Publicity Boat | ||
| D-245 | Alick Mackay | 1976–1985 1985–1988 1988>1994 | Relief fleet Boarding Boat | |
| D-246 | Spirit of Rotary | 1976–1987 1987–1988 | Relief fleet | |
| D-247 | 1976–1987 | |||
| D-248 | 1976–1978 1978–1988 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-249 | Caribbean I | 1976–1987 | ||
| D-250 | 1977–1988 1988–1993 | Publicity Boat (D-4-P) | ||
| D-251 | 1977–1988 | |||
| D-252 | 1976–1988 1988–???? | Publicity Boat (D-5-P) | ||
| D-253 | 1976–1988 | |||
| D-254 | 1977–1988 | |||
| D-255 | 1977–1987 | |||
| D-256 | Lion Cub I | 1978–1986 1986–1988 | Relief fleet | |
| D-257 | 1978–1988 | |||
| D-258 | 1978 1981 1983–1984 1986–1988 1986–1994 | On Board 70-003 On Board 70-003 On Board 70-003 On Board 70-003 Boarding Boat | ||
| D-259 | S.M.T.A. Shuttle | 1978–1988 1988–1989 | Boarding Boat | |
| D-260 | Gwynaeth | 1978–1988 1988–1993 | Boarding Boat | |
| D-261 | 1978–1988 1988>1994 | Boarding Boat | ||
| D-262 | Clacton Round Table 3484 | 1978–1984 1984–1988 1988–1991 | Relief fleet Boarding Boat | |
| D-263 | 1978–1988 | On Board 70-002 | ||
| D-270 | 1980–1988 | |||
| D-271 | 1980–1988 1988–1989 1989–1993 | Relief fleet Boarding Boat | ||
| D-272 | 1980–1983 1983–1989 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-278 | 1980–1984 1984–1989 1989–???? | Relief fleet Boarding Boat | ||
| D-279 | 1981–1989 1989–???? | Boarding Boat | ||
| D-280 | 1981–1989 1989–1992 | Publicity Boat (D-2-P) | ||
| D-281 | Sewing Machine Times | 1981–1989 1989–???? | Publicity Boat (D-9-P) | |
| D-282 | 1981–1989 1989–1993 | Boarding Boat | ||
| D-283 | 1982–1990 | |||
| D-287 | 1983–1989 1989–???? | Publicity Boat | ||
| D-288 | Cinque Ports I | 1983–1989 1989–???? | Publicity Boat (D-20-P) | |
| D-289 | 1983–1989 | |||
| D-290 | 1983–1989 1989–1990 | Relief fleet | ||
| D-312 | Court Henbury | 1985–1992 1992–1995 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat | |
| D-313 | 1985–1992 1992–1995 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat | ||
| D-314 | Tricentrol I | 1985–1992 1992–1995 | Relief fleet Publicity Boat | |
| D-340 | Blue Peter VI | 1987–1994 | Relief fleet | |
| D-341 | 1987–1988 1988 1989 1989–1993 1993–1994 | Relief fleet Relief fleet Boarding Boat | ||
| D-342 | 1987–1992 1993–1996 | Relief fleet Boarding Boat | ||