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Specifications:
| Dimensions | 9m x 2.8m x 1.3m. | Speed | 40-kts. |
| Displacement | 3.5-tonnes. | Range | - E-07 on AIS ILC-Poole 55.9kts!! |
| Construction | Aluminium with closed cell polythene foam collar. | Endurance | 4-hours. |
| Engines | 2 x 255-hp Steyr diesels powering Hamilton waterjets. | Crew | 3 |
Originally built by the now defunct Tiger Marine the boats first entered service in 2002 and equip the Tower Pier (Waterloo Pier) and Chiswick stations. Teddington uses two D-class boats to monitor the river.
MK1 E-class Fleet Details
| No. | Name | Year | C/Sign | Base |
| E-001 | Public Servant (Civil Service No. 44). | 2002 | MFRG6 | Thames, Tower Pier. On station 02/01/02. WFU and scrapped 19/04/12 |
| E-002 | Olive Laura Deare. | 2002 | MFYQ5 | Relief boat Thames, Chiswick, ( On station 02/01/02. WFU 2012. To RNLI Museum Chatham 06/2013. |
| E-003 | Chelsea Pensioner. | 2002 | MFYQ2 | On station Gravesend 11/01/02. To Thames/Chiswick. Last launch Gravesend 21/12/15. Scrapped on 09/10/17. |
| E-004 | Ray and Audrey Lusty. | 2002 | MFRG4 | Thames, Chiswick. On station 02/01/02. WFU and scrapped early 2012.. |
| E-005 | Legacy. | 2002 | MFQU5 | Thames, Tower Pier. On station 21/02/02. To Cowes 2018 to be made into a single Relief boat with E-006. Rebuilt as E-005/Legacy. Returned to service at Chiswick 26/10/18. |
| E-006 | Joan and Ken Bellamy. | 2002 | MFRG3 | Thames, Tower Pier. On station 21/02/02. To Cowes 2018 to be made into a single boat with e-005. Scrrapped 09/12018. ish. |
Introduced in 2002 and bought "Off the Shelf" to meet Thames operational requirements. The replacements for these craft, which were scheduled for 2009, have been put on hold as the economic crisis keeps interest rates and property prices low thus affecting the legacies left to the RNLI as they are inevitably linked to investments and property.
Mk2 E-CLASS FLEET DETAILSB
Built at MST in Liverpool, powered by 2 x Volvo Penta XD6 435 engines driving 2 x Hamilton Waterjets, it is 10.5m in length.
| E-07 | Hurley Burly | 2011 | 2DNW5 | Tower. On station 24/06/11. Officially named 31/10/11. |
| E-08 | Dougie and Donna B | 2012 | 2DNW6 | Thames. On station 23/05/12. Officially name 27/09/12. |
| E-09 | Brawn Challenge | 2012 | 2DNW7 | Tower Pier. On Station 30/05/12.Officially named 28/09/12. |
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| E-11 |
E-class MK.3
Built by Delta RIBS at Stockport, Cheshire.
| E-10 | Hearn Medicine Chest | 2019 | MGQJ2 | Delivered to Tower Station 03/12/19. On Station 23/12/19. |
E-001 Public Servant CS No. 44
(Photo RNLI/Jane Morgan)
E-002 Olive Laura Deare seen off Gravesend, Kent (Photo Ian Boyle/www.simplonpc.co.uk)
E-003 Chelsea Pensionerseen on "ready Reserve" at Chiswick 30/10/12 (Photo Chiswick LBS)
E-004 Ray and Audrey Lusty (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
E-005 Legacy at London Bridge on 27/05/08 (Photo Ian Boyle/www.simplonpc.co.uk)
E-006 Joan and Ken Bellamy (Photo Courtesy RNLI)
E-07 Hurly Burley seen at Poole 15/09/11 before delivery (Photo N. Rush)
E-08 Dougie and Donna B )Photo Ken Smith)
E-09 Braun Challenge pictured at Poole LMC on 19/07/12 (Photo N. Rush)
E-10 Hearn Medicine Chest seen at Tower LBS on 07/12/19 (Photo Neil Withers)
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