Arancia-class lifeboat

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Arancia-class lifeboat - Wikipedia

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Class overview
Arancia inshore rescue boat at Gyllyngvase beach
Name	Arancia-class Inshore Rescue Boat
Builders	Arancia Industries, New Zealand
Operators	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
In service	2001–present
General characteristics ^[1]
Displacement	165 kg (364 lb) without engine
Length	3.88 m (12.7 ft)
Beam	1.73 m (5.7 ft)
Propulsion	1 × 30 hp (22 kW) Mariner outboard engine
Speed	26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h)
Capacity	8
Complement	2

The Arancia-class inshore rescue craft is a class of small inflatable rescue boat (IRB) operated by, among others, Surf Lifesaving Great Britain, Surf Life Saving Association of Wales and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Arancia inshore rescue craft originates from New Zealand where it is made by Arancia Industries Ltd. The Arancia surf rescue craft is also used in Surf Rescue competitions to demonstrate the high speed rescue skills of boat crews around the world. When in use it carries up to two crew and is primarily used for surf lifesaving duties.

Other small boats operated by the RNLI include the X-class lifeboat, XP-class lifeboat and Y-class lifeboat. The RNLI have placed Arancias at lifeboat stations to supplement Atlantic 85s.

Two stations in Wales, Aberystwyth^[2] and Criccieth, now have these as permanent resources after a trial period.^[3]

Fleet

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In Service^[3]	Station
A-10	Unnamed	2003 2010–2011 2011–2012	South Broads (Trials) The Lizard (BB) Porthdinllaen (BB)
A-17	Unnamed	2013–2016	St Davids (BB)
A-31	Unnamed	2016–2020	Plymouth
A-48	Margaret and Bruce	2011–2012	Great Yarmouth and Gorleston
A-67	Malcolm Hawkesford I	2013–	Teignmouth
A-68	Malcolm Hawkesford II	2013–2017 2017–	Fowey (BB) Relief fleet
A-70	Unnamed	2009–2010	Criccieth
A-73	Unnamed	2010–2011 2011–2012 2013–2015 2015–2019	Criccieth Aberystwyth Moelfre (BB) Relief fleet
A-76	Margaret and Nantw	2011–	Criccieth
A-77	Kingfisher	2012–2020	Great Yarmouth and Gorleston
A-78	Wren	2012–	Aberystwyth

^ Op. No. is the RNLI's operational number of the boat

References

^ "Arancia". rnli.org. RNLI. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
^ "RNLI lifeboat's Welsh church blessing is UK first". walesonline. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.

External links

RNLI Fleet
RNLI Beach Lifeguards - RNLI Beach Rescue
Arancia Industries - The manufacturer of the Arancia Inflatables
Surf Life Saving Great Britain Britains Surf Life Saving Organisation

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 Harbour Liverpool Norfolk and Suffolk Oakley Ramsgate Rother Solent Steam Surf Watson
Above 10 knots	Arun Brede Clyde Fast Afloat (1929) Thames Tyne Waveney

Inshore lifeboats

Experimental lifeboats

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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