Boston Whaler-class lifeboat

Class overview

Name	Boston Whaler class
Builders	Boston Whaler
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Preceded by	McLachlan
Succeeded by	Atlantic 21
Built	1985
In service	1985–1995
General characteristics
Length	20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Beam	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	2 x 90 hp Evinrude diesels
Speed	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Complement	2-3

The Boston Whaler-class lifeboat was part of the A class of lifeboats formerly operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced by the Atlantic 21.^[1]^[2]

Fleet

Op. No.^[a]	Name	Built	In service	Station	Comments
A-513	Sam and Iris Coles	1985 Boston Whaler	1985–1994	Poole

^ Op. No. stands for RNLI Operational Number

References

^ Leach, Nicholas (30 April 2014). The Lifeboat Service in South East England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617572.
^ "Boston Whaler Lifeboat". Boston Whaler. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

Classes of Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats

Operational fleet
All-weather lifeboats	Mersey Severn Shannon Tamar Trent
Inshore lifeboats	B-class: Atlantic 85 D-class: IB1 E-class: Mark II Mark III H-class (Hovercraft)
Small inflatables	Arancia X-class XP-class Y-class

Historic lifeboats

Pulling and sailing lifeboats

All-weather motor lifeboats

Up to 10 knots	35ft 6in Self-righting Barnett Beach Liverpool Norfolk and Suffolk Oakley Ramsgate Rother Solent Steam Surf Watson
Above 10 knots	Arun Brede Clyde Thames Tyne Waveney