St Mary's Lifeboat Station
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History
A lifeboat station was provided in 1874 at a cost of £280 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".).Template:Inflation-fn In 1899 this was replaced by a new station at Carn Thomas with a slipway, at a cost of £1,500 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".).Template:Inflation-fn In 1902 the slipway was extended by Script error: No such module "convert".[1] by Robert Hicks[2] to enable the lifeboat to be launched at any state of the tide.
The lifeboat house was adapted in 1914 to receive a new motor lifeboat, but this didn't arrive on the station until 1919.
Since the arrival of the Robert Edgar in 1981, the lifeboat has been moored in the harbour, rather than the lifeboat house.
St Mary's lifeboats
| At St Mary's | ON | Op. No. | Name | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1837–1839 | — | — | (no name) | Template:Lbb | Template:Cvt lifeboat, originally built for Template:Lbs.[3] |
| 1840–1855 | — | — | (no name) | Template:Lbb | Template:Cvt lifeboat, originally built for Template:Lbs.[3] |
| 1874–1890 | — | — | Henry Dundas | Self-Righter | Script error: No such module "convert". long, Script error: No such module "convert". wide with rows of 12 oars, double-banked. Paid for by Mrs. S.J. Dundas.[4] |
| 1890–1991 | 271 | — | Henry Dundas | Self-Righter | Template:Cvt lifeboat. Later renamed Tom & Jenny.[5][6] |
| 1891–1899 | 313 | — | Henry Dundas | Self-Righter | Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[7]Template:Sfn |
| 1899–1919 | 434 | — | Henry Dundas | Template:Lbb | Template:Cvt non-self-righting lifeboat. |
| 1919–1930 | 648 | — | Elsie | Watson | First motor lifeboat at station. Template:Cvt long and Template:Cvt wide with a 60 BHP Tylor motor and Gardner reverse gear, giving a speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[8]Template:Sfn |
| 1930–1953 | 728 | — | Cunard | Watson | Template:Cvt motor lifeboat. Given by the Cunard Steamship Company. Two 40 hp engines giving a speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. Cost £8,500 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".).Template:Inflation-fn[9][10]Template:Sfn |
| 1955–1981 | 926 | — | Guy and Clare Hunter | Watson | Last slipway launched boat. Template:Cvt long, speed Script error: No such module "convert".. Cost £32,000 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".).Template:Inflation-fn[11]Template:Sfn |
| 1981–1997 | 1073 | 52-18 | Robert Edgar | Template:Lbb | Sold in 2002 for use as a training boat in New Zealand.Template:Sfn |
| 1997– | 1229 | 17-11 | The Whiteheads | Template:Lbb | Template:Sfn |
Awards
St Mary's Lifeboat has received fifty-six awards for gallantry, including 26 RNLI medals for bravery, comprising one gold, nine silver and 16 bronze. The most recent was in 2004 when bronze medals were awarded to Coxswain Andrew Howells and Crew Members Mark Bromham and Philip Roberts for the rescue of an injured man from a yacht on 29 October 2003.[12]
See also
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References
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External links
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