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2. Rigid inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   RNLI inshore rescue boat during Falmouth Lifeboat Day, August 2006. A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are inflated with air to a high pressure so as to give the sides resilient rigidity along ...

3. Avon Inflatables - Wikipedia

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   Avon Inflatables, Ltd is a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment. The company is based in Dafen , near the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire , Wales , and supplies the leisure, commercial and military markets.

4. Inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   Inflatable boats with transoms have an inflatable keel that creates a slight V-bottom along the line of the hull to improve the hull's seakeeping and directional stability. These vessels are very light, so if powered with an engine, it is best to put weight in the bow area to keep the bow from rising while the boat is going up on plane.

5. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats. Recreational sailors usually carry inflatable liferafts, though a few prefer small proactive lifeboats that are harder to sink and can be sailed to safety. Inflatable lifeboats may be equipped with auto-inflation (carbon dioxide or nitrogen) canisters or mechanical pumps. A quick ...

6. Category : Submarine tenders of the United States Navy

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   United States Navy submarine tenders are U.S. Navy vessels, common throughout World War II, stationed in remote areas of the oceans to service submarines assigned to them. Such service would include providing fuel, food, potable water, spare parts, and some repair of submarine equipment and minor hull components.

7. USCG inland buoy tender - Wikipedia

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   The 100-foot Class Inland Buoy Tenders consists of the following boats: USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) ; Portland, Oregon , (commissioned 28 September 1944) USCGC Buckthorn (WLI-642) ; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan , (commissioned 18 August 1963)