Clogherhead Lifeboat Station
Clogher Head Lifeboat Station is located in Ireland
Clogher Head Lifeboat Station
Clogherhead, County Louth
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationClogherhead Lifeboat Station, Clogherhead, Ireland
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°47′18″N 6°14′7″W / 53.78833°N 6.23528°W / 53.78833; -6.23528
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Clogherhead Lifeboat Station is situated in Clogherhead, Co Louth, Ireland and has been in operation since 1899[1]

From 1993 the station operated a Mersey-class All-Weather lifeboat (ALB) ON1190 Doris Bleasdale 12-31 which was formally replaced by the new Shannon-class ON1338 Michael O’Brien 13-31 at 13:31 on 08/07/2019.

History

Rescues have been taking place out of Clogherhead at least as early as 1826.[1] with a Lifeboat Station being established in 1899.

In 1993 the station saw its boathouse rebuilt to accommodate the modern Mersey-class lifeboat. |

All Weather Boats (ALB)

ON[a] Op. No.[b] Name In service[2] Class Comments
428 Charles Whitton 1899–1927 35’ 10 Oared Self Righter Built by Messrs. Hollwey, Windmill Lane, Dublin (1899)
638 John Dunn 1927–1931 35’ Self Righter
748 Mary Ann Blunt 1931–1950 35ft 6in Self Righter (Motor) Built by J. Samuel White & Co, Cowes (1931). Yard No.1713
877 George and Caroline Erman 1950–1974 Liverpool-class Built by J Samuel White & Co, Cowes (1950)
862 Thomas Corbett 1974–1981 Liverpool-class Built by Groves and Gutteridge, Cowes (1948). Ex Ramsey 48-70, Hoylake 70-74
882 B.H.M.H 1981–1984 Liverpool-class Built by Rowhedge Ironworks (1951). Ex Minehead 51-73, Relief 73-81. Last Liverpool Class in RNLI service - withdrawn 26/8/84.
985 37-18 Valentine Wyndham-Quin 1984–1988 37ft Oakley-class Built by Herd and Mackenzie, Buckie. Ex Clacton on Sea 68-64
942 37-01 J.G. Graves of Sheffield 1988–1991 37ft Oakley-class Built by William Osborne, Littlehampton. Ex Scarborough 58-78, Relief 78-88. Later Relief 91-92, Newcastle 92-93, Stored 93-94. On display at RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection, Chatham
978 37-11 The Royal Thames 1991–1993 37ft Oakley-class Built by J.Samuel White & Co, Cowes. Ex Caister 64-69, Runswick 69-78, Pwllheli 79-91
1190 12-31 Doris Bleasdale 1993–2019 Mersey-class Built by Green Marine. Yard No.40. Fitted out by William Osborne, Littlehampton. Yard No.3560.
1338 13-31 Michael O'Brien 2019– Shannon-class Built by All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC), Poole (2019) Yard No.19. Launched 08/01/19. Arrived at Clogher Head 13:31 on 01/06/2019. “On station” at 13:31 08/07/2019.
  1. ^ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station Honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Clogherhead Lifeboat Station[3]

Mr R K Thompson, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1839
Thomas Lamb Wood, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1826
Mr R K Thompson, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1837
A Barnard, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1852
A Barnard, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1852
(Second Service Clasp)
Noel Sharkey, Coxswain -2001
Padraig Rath, Deputy Second Coxswain/Mechanic - 2001
Barry Faulkner, Second Coxswain - 2001
Sean Reilly, Second Mechanic - 2001
Gerald Sharkey, crew member - 2001
Ronan Faulkner, crew member - 2001
Lisa Levins, crew member - 2001
James Byrne, crew member - 2001

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Clogherhead Lifeboat Station History". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Clogherhead Lifeboat Station Lifeboats". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Clogherhead's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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