The D-Class Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) was introduced to Aberdeen in 1968.
The current ILB on station at Aberdeen is D-694 RNLB James Bissett Simpson. She is kept on a trailer inside the ILB House and wheeled outside to a Schat Davit on the quayside when launching is required.
Where age restrictions allow, all Aberdeen crewmembers serve on both the AWLB and ILB.
RNLB James Bissett Simpson
TYPE: D CLASS INFLATABLE INSHORE LIFEBOAT (IB1)
LENGTH: 4.9M
BEAM: 2M
LAUNCH: DAVIT
CREW:3
MAX SPEED: 25 KNOTS
ENDURANCE: 3 HOURS AT 25 KNOTS
Aberdeen's Inshore Lifeboats
On Station |
Operational No. | Name |
| 1968 - 1981 | D-168 | Unnamed |
| 1981 - 1989 | D-281 | Sewing Machine Times |
| 1989 - 1998 | D-386 | Trevor Edwin Jones |
| 1998 - 2008 | D-536 | Margaret II |
| 2008 - Present | D-694 | James Bissett Simpson |
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Aberdeen's New IB1 ILB
D-694 arrives on station.