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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | D-class (RFD 320) |
| Builders | RFD |
| Operators | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution.svg){kind=small} Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Preceded by | D-class (RFD PB16) |
| Succeeded by | D-class (RFD PB16) |
| Built | 1966–1967 |
| In service | 1966–1983 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Retired | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | RFD 320 |
| Complement | 2 or 3 |
The D-class (RFD 320) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1967 and 1983 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
They were manufactured by R.F.D. Co.Ltd of Gadalming, Surrey, a company founded by engineer Reginald Foster Dagnall. Over time, RFD became a synonym for "Rapid Flotation Devices".