Key details
- Current boat name
- D 463 P
- Boat class
- 6973
- Number
- 463
- Function
- Service
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 4.93 / 16ft 3in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.07 / 6ft 10in
- Leeward
- None
- Masts
- None
- Propulsion
- Engine
Design and build
- Designer
- RNLI
- Date of build
- 1994c
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
This D Class inflatable lifeboat is on loan to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. It is a type now frequently used by RNLI lifeguards and launched from the beach with a crew of two or three. It has a top speed of 20 knots and a duration of about 3 hours. This craft has an identity number of D 463 P and was based at Mumbles from 1994 until 2004 and named NELLIE GRACE HUGHES. February 2009. She is now on display at the NMMC. Jan 2012 NRJ