Fishguard Lifeboat Station
| Fishguard Lifeboat Station | |
|---|---|
 Fishguard Lifeboat Station | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Country | Wales, UK |
| Coordinates | 52°0′47.78″N 4°59′5.05″W / 52.0132722°N 4.9847361°W / 52.0132722; -4.9847361 |
| Opened | 1822 |
| Owner |  Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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Fishguard Lifeboat Station (based in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station.
Located on the quay between Fishguard railway station and the northern breakwater, the station is staffed by two crews and has around 30 members.
Operating two lifeboats, a Trent-class lifeboat 14-03 Blue Peter VII (ON 1198) and an inshore D-class (IB1) lifeboat Edward Arthur Richardson (D-789), it is one of seven stations with a lifeboat funded by the BBC children's television series Blue Peter.
History
The station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry[1] including, in 1847, two RNLI Silver Medals to Martha and Margaret Llewellyn.[2] The RNLI took over the station in 1855.[3]
In May 1874 the RNLI awarded the Fishguard lifeboat No.1 crew £27 for their lifesaving services over the previous month; they included saving a total of 17 crew from the schooners J.T.S., Squirrel and Gem and the smack Lerry.[4]
On 16 November 1882 the lifeboat attended 15 different vessels and saved 46 lives.[3]
A slipway was built by the Great Western Railway in 1911 for a new boathouse; both were replaced in 1930.[3] The lifeboat Charterhouse (ON563) was on station between 1909 and 1931, during which time her crews saved 47 lives. Her centenary was celebrated in 2009, still afloat and renamed Marian.[5]
In February 1946 White Star was at sea for more than 24 hours in severe weather standing by the broken-down submarine HMS Universal and helping to rescue her crew.[6]
Fishguard Lifeboats
All-weather lifeboats
No.1 Station
| ON[a] | Name | In service [7] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Unnamed | 1825–1855 | [Note 1] | |
| – | Unnamed | 1855–1862 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | [8][Note 2] |
| – | Sir Edward Perrott | 1863–1885 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | [8] |
| – | Sir Edward Perrott (II) | 1885–1889 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | [8] |
| 252 | Elizabeth Mary | 1889–1907 | 31-foot Self-Righting (P&S) |
No.1 Station closed in 1907
No.2 Station
| ON[a] | Op. No.[b] | Name | In service [7] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | Fraser | 1869–1885 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | [8] |
| 60 | – | Appin | 1885–1906 | 37-foot 2in Self-Righting (P&S) | |
| 295 | – | Reserve No.6A | 1906–1909 | 37-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | [Note 3] |
| 563 | – | Charterhouse | 1909–1931 | 40-foot Self-Righting (motor) | |
| 710 | – | White Star | 1931–1956 | 45ft 6in Watson | |
| 932 | – | Howard Marryat | 1956–1981 | 46ft 9in Watson | |
| 1076 | 52-19 | Marie Winstone | 1981–1994 | Arun | |
| 1198 | 14-03 | Blue Peter VII | 1994– | Trent |
Inshore lifeboats
| Op. No.[b] | Name | In service [7] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-505 | Arthur Bygraves | 1995–2006 | D-class (EA16) | |
| D-652 | Team Effort | 2006–2015 | D-class (IB1) | |
| D-789 | Edward Arthur Richardson | 2016– | D-class (IB1) | [9] |
- ^ a b ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
- ^ a b 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 Fishguard Lifeboat Station.
Twenty-eight medals have been awarded, 1 Gold, 18 Silver and 9 Bronze.[3][10][11]
- RNLI Gold Medal[12]
- John Howells, Coxswain - 1921
- Lieut Thomas Evans RN - 1834
- Captain Thomas Evans RN - 1844
- John Acraman, Merchant - 1845
- John Evans, Master of the Schooner Royal George - 1847
- William Jenkins - 1847
- Martha Llewellyn - 1847
- Margaret Llewellyn - 1847
- William Rees, Acting Master - 1849
- David Beddoe - 1861
- Albert Furlong - 1861
- James White, Coxswain - 1873
- James White, Coxswain - 1875 (Second Service award)
- James White, Coxswain - 1877 (Third Service award)
- James Thomas, Coxswain - 1899
- James Thomas, Coxswain Superintendent - 1906 (Second Service award)
- Thomas Oakley Davies, Second Coxswain - 1921
- Robert Edwin Simpson, Motor Mechanic - 1921
- Thomas Holmes, crewman - 1921
- W Devereux - 1921
- T Duffin - 1921
- J Gardiner - 1921
- H M Mason - 1921
- Thomas Perkins - 1921
- John Rourke - 1921
- William John Thomas - 1921
- R Veal - 1921
- P Whelan - 1921
- The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
- Captain W. Harries - 1874 [4]
- W Jenkins - 1874
- J.G. Annal - 1874
- Stephen Done, Helmsman - 2007
- A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
- Francis George, Coxswain - 1984
- Dr Joanne Boughton, crew member - 2007
- Robert Lanham, crew member - 2007
- Gold Watch, presented by The Queen of the Netherlands
- John Howells, Coxswain - 1921
- Silver Watch, presented by The Queen of the Netherlands
- to each of the 12 members of the crew - 1921
- Morris Lyndon Nicholls, Honorary Secretary - 1950[13]
- Francis George, Coxswain - 2003[14]
See also
- List of RNLI stations
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
Notes
- ^ Locally Built Lifeboat
- ^ Later Brightwell at Blakeney.
- ^ Previously Joseph Denman at Penarth
References
- ^ "Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Rnli.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution". The Life-Boat. 4 (36): 259. April 1860.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c d "History Points – Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ a b "RNLI Meeting". Huddersfield Chronicle. British Newspaper Archive. 8 May 1874. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Centenary return for Charterhouse?. Pembrokeshire Life. April 2009.
- ^ "Lifeboats get gallant crew off submarine". Lancashire Daily Post. British Newspaper Archive. 5 February 1946. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
- ^ a b c d Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
- ^ "Fishguard's new inshore lifeboat officially named in memory of Edward Arthur Richardson after legacy left by Elizabeth Hughena Richardson". Western Telegraph. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Fishguard's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN 0 907605 89 3.
- ^ "The Fishguard Gold Medal Service". The Lifeboat. 24 (272). February 1921. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links
- Fishguard lifeboat station at the RNLI website
- 1967 historic film showing the launch of Howard Marryat from 6:21