The Severn Class all-weather lifeboats is the largest operated by the RNLI at 17 metre (55ft 9in) and the mainstay of their fleet, providing coverage up to 100 miles (160 km) offshore.
Berthon Boat Co. built 21 of the 46 Severn Class Lifeboats between 1996 and 2004, with the majority being stationed in the far flung reaches of UK waters. All the Berthon built Severn Class lifeboats are still in service today, a testament to the Berthon build quality.
RNLI 17-02 The Will
First production vessel of the class meaning the production engineering and detailed design works were completed by Berthon Boat Co.
- 1996-1997 part of the RNLI relief fleet
- 1997-2001 Falmouth lifeboat station
- 2001- present part of the RNLI relief fleet
RNLI 17-03 Albert Brown
- 1996 to present – Harwich
RNLI 17-06 David Kirkaldy
- 1997 to present – Aran islands
RNLI 17-09 City of London II
- 1997 to present – Dover
RNLI 17-11 The Whiteheads
- 1997 to present – St Marys
RNLI 17-14 Charles Lidbury
- 1998 to present – Aith
RNLI 17-16 Voilet Dorothy and Kathleen
- 1998 to present – Stromness
RNLI 17-18 Tom Sanderson
- 1999 to present – Stornoway
RNLI 17-20 Spirit of Northumberland
- 1999 to present Tynemouth
RNLI 17-22 Myrtle Maud
- 2000 to present – Arranmore
RNLI 17-24 Bon Accord
- 2000 to present – Aberdeen
RNLI 17-26 Henry Alston Hewat
- 2001 to present Mallaig
RNLI 17-28 Alec and Christina Dykes
- 2001 to present – Torbay
RNLI 17-30 William Gordon Burr
- 2002-2008 part of the RNLI relief fleet
- 2008 to present – Portrush
RNLI 17-33 Beth Sell
- 2002 to present – part of the RNLI relief fleet.
RNLI 17-36 Ivan Ellen
- 2003 to present – Penlee
RNLI 17-38 Daniel L Gibson
- 2003 to present – part of the RNLI relief fleet
RNLI 17-41 Christopher Pearce
- 2003 to present – Holyhead
RNLI 17-44 Annette hutton
- 2004 to present – Castletownbere
RNLI 17-45 The Duke of Kent
- 2004 to present part of the RNLI relief fleet
RNLI 17-46 Margaret Joan and Fred Nye
- 2004 to present part of the RNLI relief fleet
