D-class lifeboat (Zodiac III)

D-233 being launched at Borth
Class overview
NameD-class (Zodiac III)
BuildersZodiac Nautic
Operators RNLI
Preceded byD-class (RFD PB16)
Succeeded byD-class (EA16)
Built1971–1987
In service1971–1996
Completed64
Retired64
General characteristics
Class and typeZodiac III
Complement2 or 3

The D-class (Zodiac III) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated between 1971 and 1996 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was replaced operationally by the D-class (EA16).