Template:Geobox Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Station (based in Porthdinllaen, Wales) has operated for over 150 years[1], and today it has both an all weather lifeboat and an inshore D class lifeboat - the smallest in the fleet.

The current Tamar class lifeboat is called "Haydn Miller", after the farmer who left £3m to the RNLI in his will. The current inshore D class lifeboat is called "Georgina Taylor", (the 3rd ILB donated by the legacy)

Lifeboat station

In the 19th century, North Wales lacked good roads, and so the sea was the easiest way to access many places. Porthdinllaen, on the northern coast of the Llŷn peninsula, with its sheltered north facing bay, became important as a harbour of refuge and a busy port, with over 700 ships passing through the port in 1861. After storms in 1863, the local parish priest wrote to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to request that a lifeboat be positioned in the harbour.

The boat shed and slip were commissioned in 1864. Manned constantly since, Porthdinllaen lifeboat station is the only lifeboat station where Welsh is the normally spoken language of the crew. The current coxswain is Mike Davies, who has served as coxswain since 2004.

The current Tyne class lifeboat "Hetty Rampton", in service since April 27, 1987,[2] is currently being replaced by a new Tamar class lifeboat "John D Spicer".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tenby History
  2. ^ Porthdinllaen RNLI - The Boat
  3. ^ "New £2.7m lifeboat for Porthdinllaen on Llyn peninsula". BBC Wales. 20 August 2012. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |acessdate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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