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2. Inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   An inflatable rubber boat, c. 1855. In 1866, four men crossed the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Britain on a three-tube raft called Nonpareil. [5] From 1900 to 1910, the development of rubber manufacturing enabled attempts at producing circular rubber inflatable boats, similar to modern coracles. These were only usable as rafts, and could ...

3. Combat rubber raiding craft - Wikipedia

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   The Zodiac Milpro Futura Commando 470 or in short FC470 combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC), also known as the "combat rubber reconnaissance craft," is a specially fabricated rubber inflatable boat often used by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, and others.

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. Dinghy - Wikipedia

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   Dinghy of the schooner Adventuress Safety dinghy, yacht tender. A dinghy [2] is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. [3] Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor. Some are rigged for sailing but they differ from sailing dinghies, which are designed first and foremost for ...

7. LCRL - Wikipedia

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   The LCRL or LCR (L) (Landing Craft Rubber Large) was an inflatable boat which could carry ten men that was used by the United States Marine Corps and US Army from 1938 to 1945. 10,125 LCRLs were made during World War II. It had a weight of 320 pounds (150 kg) and measured 20 ft × 8 ft (5.5 m × 2.4 m).