St Agnes Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Trevaunance Cove, Quay Road, St Agnes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50°19′9″N 5°12′6″W / 50.31917°N 5.20167°W |
Opened | 1968 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
St Agnes Lifeboat Station was opened in 1968 and is based in St Agnes, Cornwall, South West England. It is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).[1]
For a long time, the station's lifeboats were sponsored by BBC TV's Blue Peter programme, mostly being named Blue Peter IV.[2]
In 1978, and again in 2005, the Duke of Kent visited the station in his role as president of the RNLI.[3]
The station has always been an inshore lifeboat station, and until October 2015 operated a D-class lifeboat called Blue Peter IV.
The current boat, XKalibur (D-787), was funded by The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and donations from the local and wider community.[4]
At St Agnes[5] | Op. No. | Name | Type | Comments |
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1968–1972 | D-148 | Blue Peter IV | RFD PB16 | |
1973–1981 | D-215 | Blue Peter IV | RFD PB16 | |
1981–1984 | D-179 | Blue Peter IV | RFD PB16 | Unnamed until allocated to St Agnes |
1985–1993 | D-305 | Blue Peter IV | RFD PB16 | |
1994–2004 | D-453 | Blue Peter IV | EA16 | |
2005–2015 | D-641 | Blue Peter IV | IB1 | |
2015– | D-787 | XKalibur | IB1 | [6] |
The following are awards made at St Agnes Lifeboat Station[1]