Y-class lifeboat
_(8433870168).jpg) Y-class lifeboat deployed from Severn-class All-weather lifeboat
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Y-class |
| Operators |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 15 hp (11 kW) outboard engine[1] |
| Speed | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Range | Within visual range of ALB |
| Complement | 2 |
The Y-class lifeboat is a class of small inflatable rescue boat, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Y-class is mainly used as a small tender carried on board the larger RNLI All-weather lifeboats. They were originally carried aboard the Arun-class lifeboats, but are now normally found on the Severn-class and Tamar-class lifeboats. They are also used as part of the RNLI's flood rescue team.[2]
The lifeboat is powered by a single 15-hp outboard engine. It usually carries a crew of two and is primarily used for incidents where the casualty is near or on the shore, and where the larger All-weather lifeboat cannot get close in due to rocks or water depth.[1][2]
Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the Arancia-class beach rescue boats, the X-class and the XP-class lifeboats.[3]
Historical fleet information is correct with reference to the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbooks 2004–2024. Latest information is referenced to the 2025 handbook.[4]
Launching
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The Y-class lifeboat can be launched from a Severn-class All-weather lifeboat using the integral crane, or manually, depending on the fit-out of the Severn lifeboat.[1]
On the Tamar-class All-weather lifeboat, the Y-class boat is housed in a built-in recessed chamber, within the stern section of the Tamar-class lifeboat. Access to this inflatable tender is achieved by lifting a section of deck and lowering a transom which doubles as a ramp. This allows the tender to be easily launched and recovered.[5]
Y-class fleet
[edit]| Op. No.[a] | Host All-weather Lifeboat[4] | Station | Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y-87 | 17-07 John and Margaret Doig | Valentia | 2010 | |
| Y-94 | 17-12 Edna Windsor | Barra Island | 2010 | |
| Y-96 | 52-38 City of Glasgow III | Troon | 2004 | |
| Y-96 | 17-09 City of London II | Dover | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-108 | 47-036 Kenneth Thelwall II | Walton and Frinton | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-113 | 17-19 Ernest and Mary Shaw | Campbeltown | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-114 | 52-39 Mickie Salvensen | Barry Dock | 2005, 2006 | |
| Y-122 | 17-15 Bryan and Gordon | Ballyglass | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-128 | 17-06 David Kirkaldy | Aran Islands | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-131 | 17-10 Michael and Jane Vernon | Lerwick | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-132 | 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) | Yarmouth (IOW) | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-135 | 17-03 Albert Brown | Harwich | 2009 | |
| Y-136 | 17-08 Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit II | Islay | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-136 | 17-18 Tom Sanderson | Stornoway | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-137 | 52-45 Donald and Barbara Broadhead | Rosslare Harbour | 2004 | |
| Y-137 | 17-26 Henry Alston Hewat | Mallaig | 2010 | |
| Y-137 | 17-16 Violet Dorothy and Kathleen | Stromness | 2012 | |
| Y-139 | 17-14 Charles Lidbury | Aith | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-142 | 17-13 Margaret Foster | Kirkwall | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-142 | 17-36 Ivan Ellen | Penlee | 2010 | |
| Y-142 | 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes | Torbay | 2012 | |
| Y-143 | 17-11 The Whiteheads | St Mary's | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-143 | 17-24 Bon Accord | Aberdeen | 2009 | |
| Y-145 | 17-26 Henry Alston Hewat | Mallaig | 2009 | |
| Y-147 | 52-43 The Queen Mother | Thurso | 2004 | |
| Y-149 | 17-15 Bryan and Gordon | Ballyglass | 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-152 | 17-16 Violet Dorothy and Kathleen | Stromness | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-152 | 17-08 Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit II | Islay | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-153 | 17-13 Margaret Foster | Kirkwall | 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-154 | 17-12 Edna Windsor | Barra Island | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | |
| Y-156 | 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes | Torbay | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-157 | 17-30 William Gordon Burr | Portrush | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-157 | 17-22 Myrtle Maud | Arranmore | 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-160 | 16-05 Helen Comrie | Longhope | 2009 | |
| Y-162 | 17-21 David and Elizabeth Acland | Newhaven | 2009 | |
| Y-163 | 17-03 Albert Brown | Harwich | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-163 | 17-20 Spirit of Northumberland | Tynemouth | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-164 | 17-24 Bon Accord | Aberdeen | 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-165 | 52-36 Roy and Barbara Harding | Castletownbere | 2004 | |
| Y-166 | 17-20 Spirit of Northumberland | Tynemouth | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-166 | 17-42 The Taylors | Thurso | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-167 | 17-16 Violet Dorothy and Kathleen | Stromness | 2009, 2010, 2021, 2023, 2025 | |
| Y-168 | 17-37 William Blannin | Buckie | 2010 | |
| Y-168 | 17-43 Donald and Barbara Broadhead | Rosslare Harbour | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-169 | 17-14 Charles Lidbury | Aith | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-169 | 17-11 The Whiteheads | St Mary's | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023 | |
| Y-170 | 17-10 Michael and Jane Vernon | Lerwick | 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-171 | 17-32 Ernest and Mabel | Weymouth | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023 | |
| Y-173 | 17-22 Myrtle Maud | Arranmore | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | |
| Y-174 | 17-05 Pride of the Humber | Humber | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-174 | 17-04 Spirit of Guernsey | St Peter Port | 2009, 2012 | |
| Y-174 | 17-39 Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey | Tobermory | 2010 | |
| Y-174 | 17-03 Albert Brown | Harwich | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-175 | 17-24 Bon Accord | Aberdeen | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-175 | 17-05 Pride of the Humber | Humber | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-176 | 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) | Yarmouth (IOW) | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-176 | 17-40 Julian and Margaret Leonard | Lochinver | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-177 | 17-26 Henry Alston Hewat | Mallaig | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-177 | 17-37 William Blannin | Buckie | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-178 | 17-07 John and Margaret Doig | Valentia | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | |
| Y-178 | 17-09 City of London II | Dover | 2021 | |
| Y-178 | 16-09 Baltic Exchange III | Salcombe | 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-179 | 17-09 City of London II | Dover | 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-179 | 16-19 Irene Muriel Rees | Walton and Frinton | 2023 | |
| Y-180 | 17-30 William Gordon Burr | Portrush | 2009 | |
| Y-180 | 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes | Torbay | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-180 | 17-18 Tom Sanderson | Stornoway | 2009 | |
| Y-180 | 17-42 The Taylors | Thurso | 2010 | |
| Y-181 | 17-29 Richard Cox Scott | Falmouth | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-181 | 17-44 Annette Hutton | Castletownbere | 2009 | |
| Y-181 | 17-35 Sybil Mullen Glover | Plymouth | 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-182 | 52-28 Sir Max Aitken II | Longhope | 2004 | |
| Y-182 | 17-39 Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey | Tobermory | 2009 | |
| Y-183 | 17-43 Donald and Barbara Broadhead | Rosslare Harbour | 2012 | |
| Y-184 | 17-30 William Gordon Burr | Portrush | 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-185 | 17-32 Ernest and Mabel | Weymouth | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-185 | 17-04 Spirit of Guernsey | St Peter Port | 2010, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| Y-186 | 17-18 Tom Sanderson | Stornoway | 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-186 | 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes | Torbay | ||
| Y-187 | 17-06 David Kirkaldy | Aran Islands | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-187 | 17-42 The Taylors | Thurso | 2009, 2012 | |
| Y-187 | 17-18 Tom Sanderson | Stornoway | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-188 | 17-35 Sybil Mullen Glover | Plymouth | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-188 | 17-21 David and Elizabeth Acland | Newhaven | 2021 | |
| Y-188 | 16-16 Molly Hunt | Appledore | 2025 | |
| Y-189 | 17-37 William Blannin | Buckie | 2009 | |
| Y-189 | 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) | Yarmouth (IOW) | 2023, 2024 | |
| Y-189 | 17-04 Spirit of Guernsey | St Peter Port | 2025 | |
| Y-189 | – | Diverse Marine Ltd | ||
| Y-190 | 17-36 Ivan Ellen | Penlee | 2009, 2012, 2021 | |
| Y-191 | 17-44 Annette Hutton | Castletownbere | 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-192 | 17-39 Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey | Tobermory | 2012 | |
| Y-192 | – | Yarmouth (IOW) | Spare not stored on any boat | |
| Y-193 | 17-29 Richard Cox Scott | Falmouth | 2009 | |
| Y-193 | 17-20 Spirit of Northumberland | Tynemouth | 2021 | |
| Y-194 | 17-41 Christopher Pearce | Holyhead | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-195 | 17-19 Ernest and Mary Shaw | Campbeltown | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-196 | 17-29 Richard Cox Scott | Falmouth Relief fleet |
2010, 2012 | |
| Y-196 | 16-02 Haydn Miller | Tenby | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-197 | 17-43 Donald and Barbara Broadhead | Rosslare Harbour | 2009, 2010, 2021 | |
| Y-198 | 17-03 Albert Brown | Harwich | 2010 | |
| Y-199 | 17-35 Sybil Mullen Glover | Plymouth | 2009 | |
| Y-199 | 17-21 David and Elizabeth Acland | Newhaven | 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-200 | 16-05 Helen Comrie | Longhope | 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-201 | 16-04 Spirit of Padstow | Padstow | 2012 | |
| Y-201 | 17-40 Julian and Margaret Leonard | Lochinver | 2023 | |
| Y-201 | 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) | Yarmouth (IOW) | 2025 | |
| Y-202 | 16-02 Haydn Miller | Tenby | 2008, 2009 | |
| Y-202 | 17-14 Charles Lidbury | Aith | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-203 | 16-03 The Misses Robertson of Kintail | Peterhead | 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-203 | 16-02 Haydn Miller | Tenby | 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-203 | 16-11 Mark Mason | Angle | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-204 | 16-04 Spirit of Padstow | Padstow | 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
| Y-204 | 16-03 The Misses Robertson of Kintail | Peterhead | 2012 | |
| Y-204 | 17-39 Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey | Tobermory | 2021 | |
| Y-204 | 17-21 David and Elizabeth Acland | Newhaven | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-205 | 16-05 Helen Comrie | Longhope | 2007, 2008 | |
| Y-205 | 17-09 City of London II | Dover | 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-206 | 17-34 Osier | Tynemouth | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-207 | 16-07 Lester | Cromer | 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-207 | 17-36 Ivan Ellen | Penlee | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-208 | 16-08 Grace Dixon | Barrow | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-209 | 16-09 Baltic Exchange III | Salcombe | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2023 | |
| Y-209 | 17-11 The Whiteheads | St Mary's | 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-210 | 16-10 Edward and Barbara Prigmore | Sennen Cove | 2010 | |
| Y-210 | 17-03 Albert Brown | Harwich | 2012 | |
| Y-210 | – | Scotland Regional Base | ||
| Y-211 | 16-11 Mark Mason | Angle | 2010, 2012 | |
| Y-211 | 17-29 Richard Cox Scott | Falmouth | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-212 | 16-12 George Sullivan | St Helier | 2010 | |
| Y-212 | 16-04 Spirit of Padstow | Padstow | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-213 | 16-14 City of London III | Sennen Cove | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-214 | – | Falmouth Boat Co | ||
| Y-215 | 16-16 Molly Hunt | Appledore | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| Y-216 | 16-18 Killarney | Kilmore Quay | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-217 | 16-17 Alfred Albert Williams | Bembridge | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-218 | 16-15 Enid Collett | Shoreham Harbour | 2012, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-219 | 16-19 Irene Muriel Rees | Walton and Frinton | 2012 | |
| Y-219 | 16-12 George Sullivan | St Helier | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-220 | 17-26 Henry Alston Hewat | Mallaig | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-221 | 17-08 Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit II | Islay | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-222 | 17-13 Margaret Foster | Kirkwall | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-223 | 17-07 John and Margaret Doig | Valentia | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-224 | 17-06 David Kirkaldy | Aran Islands | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-225 | 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) | Yarmouth (IOW) | 2012 | |
| Y-227 | 17-12 Edna Windsor | Barra Island | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-228 | 17-20 Spirit of Northumberland | Tynemouth | 2012 | |
| Y-228 | 17-10 Michael and Jane Vernon | Lerwick | 2021, 2023, 2025 | |
| Y-229 | 17-15 Bryan and Gordon | Ballyglass | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-230 | 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) | Yarmouth (IOW) | 2021 | |
| Y-230 | 17-24 Bon Accord | Aberdeen | ||
| Y-231 | 16-03 The Misses Robertson of Kintail | Peterhead | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-232 | 17-09 City of London II | Dover | 2023 | |
| Y-232 | 17-04 Spirit of Guernsey | St Peter Port | ||
| Y-233 | 16-19 Irene Muriel Rees | Walton and Frinton | 2021 | |
| Y-233 | 16-15 Enid Collett | Shoreham Harbour | 2021 | |
| Y-233 | – | Lowestoft Haven Marina | ||
| Y-234 | 17-37 William Blannin | Buckie | 2012 | |
| Y-234 | 16-07 Lester | Cromer | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-235 | 17-16 Violet Dorothy and Kathleen | Stromness | 2024 | |
| Y-235 | – | Relief fleet | ||
| Y-236 | 17-39 Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey | Tobermory | 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-237 | 17-32 Ernest and Mabel | Weymouth | 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-238 | 17-30 William Gordon Burr | Portrush | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-239 | 16-24 John D Spicer | Porthdinllaen | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-240 | 16-23 Diamond Jubilee | Eastbourne | 2021, 2023 | |
| Y-240 | 16-23 Diamond Jubilee | Ramsgate | 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-241 | 16-25 Kiwi | Moelfre | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-242 | 16-20 Rose | The Lizard | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-243 | 16-21 John Buchanan Barr | Portpatrick | 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| Y-244 | 16-22 Alan Massey | Baltimore | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-245 | 16-26 Norah Wortley | St Davids | 2021, 2025 | |
| Y-246 | 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes | Torbay | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| Y-247 | 16-27 Roy Barker IV | The Mumbles | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| – | 16-01 Peter and Lesley-Jane Nicholson | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 16-06 Frank and Anne Wilkinson | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 16-10 Edward and Barbara Prigmore | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 16-13 Victor Freeman | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-17 Fraser Flyer (Civil Service No.43) | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-27 Volunteer Spirit | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-31 Roger and Joy Freeman | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-33 Beth Sell | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-38 Daniel L Gibson | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-45 The Duke of Kent | Relief fleet | ||
| – | 17-46 Margaret Joan and Fred Nye | Relief fleet |
- ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lifesaving features". Severn class lifeboat. RNLI. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ a b "X, XP and Y-class lifeboats". Irish Lifeboats. Irish Lifeboats. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Inshore Lifeboat Centre". Inflatable Boats. RNLI. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2025). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 127–133.
- ^ "Lifesaving features". Tamar class lifeboat. RNLI. Retrieved 9 August 2025.