Builders Griffon Hovercraft Built 2002–2009 | Preceded by None In service 2002– | |
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Name H-class Rescue Hovercraft Operators Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) | ||
H-class Rescue Hovercraft serve the shores of the United Kingdom as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet. The class are of a modified Type 470TD design built by Griffon Hovercraft.
The hovercraft was developed to operate in tidal areas such as Morecambe Bay where strandings by incoming tides can have fatal consequences and where normal craft are unable to operate, for example due to mud flats.
Hovercraft also operate out of Hunstanton, New Brighton, and Southend-on-Sea stations.
References
RNLI hovercraft lifeboat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA