Eyemouth Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Gunsgreen Quay,Eyemouth Harbour , Eyemouth,TD145SD Berwickshire, Scotland, UK |
Country | Scotland, UK |
Coordinates | 55°52′20″N 2°5′10″W / 55.87222°N 2.08611°W |
Opened | 1876 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Eyemouth Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine rescue facility in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.
The station was founded in 1876 to protect local fishermen during periods of poor weather conditions.
The original lifeboat house in the town cost £500 to build. This was replaced in 1908 with a new boathouse, with new facilities completed in 1992, and extended in 2010 at a cost of over £200,000.
The station's lifeboat has been in the town's harbour afloat since the 1960s with a pontoon berth most recently added in 2008.[1]
The station currently has 13-29 RNLB Helen Hastings (ON 1336) all-weather Shannon-class lifeboat and D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat Sheila (D-877) in service. The station has received two RNLI medals of recognition, one silver in 1991 and a bronze in 1917.[1]
ON[a] | Op. No.[b] | Name | In service [2] | Class | Comments |
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– | – | James & Rachel Grindlay | 1876–1888 | 30-foot Self Righting (P&S) | [3] |
157 | – | James & Rachel Grindlay | 1888–1901 | 34-foot Self Righting (P&S) | |
345 | – | Sarah Pickard | 1901–1909 | 34-foot Self Righting (P&S) | |
592 | – | Anne Frances | 1909–1937 | 34-foot Self Righting (P&S) | |
795 | – | Frank & William Oates | 1937–1951 | Liverpool | |
893 | – | Clara and Emily Barwell | 1951–1963 | Liverpool | |
784 | – | Swn-Y-Mor (Civil Service No.6) |
1964–1967 | 46ft Watson | |
820 | – | Louise Stephens | 1967–1974 | 46ft Watson | |
1026 | 44-008 | Eric Seal (Civil Service No.36) |
1974–1996 | Waveney | |
1209 | 14-11 | Barclaycard Crusader | 1996–2019 | Trent | |
1336 | 13-29 | Helen Hastings | 2018– | Shannon | [4] |
Op No | Name | In service [2] | Class | Comments |
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D-745 | MyWay | 2015–2023 | D-class (IB1) | |
D-877 | Sheila | 2023– | D-class (IB1) | [5] |
The following are awards made to the crew of Eyemouth Lifeboat Station[6][7]