South Broads Lifeboat Station

South Broads Lifeboat Station
South Broads Lifeboat Station
General information
Type	RNLI Lifeboat Station
Location	Lowestoft, Suffolk
Country	England
Coordinates	52°28′38.37″N 1°42′32.90″E / 52.4773250°N 1.7091389°E / 52.4773250; 1.7091389
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution

South Broads Lifeboat Station was an RNLI operated lifeboat station^[1] located on Oulton Broad in the town of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk.^[2] The station operated between 2001 and 2011.^[3] The station covered the southern area of The Broads network, an area of over 100 square miles (260 km²) of inland waterways including the River Waveney.^[4] The station performed 194 rescues.^[3]

Closure

The RNLI decided to close the station in January 2011 after a review which recommended that lifesaving across The Broads would be more effectively covered from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station. Following the closure in November 2011, the station's D-class (IB1) and XP-class lifeboats were added to the RNLI's relief fleet and its 4x4 vehicle transferred to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.^[3]^[5]

South Broads Lifeboats

D-class

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service ^[6]	Class
D-438	The Stanley Taylor	2001–2004	D-class (EA16)
D-449	Humphry and Nora Tollemanche II	2004–2005	D-class (EA16)
D-493	Isabella Mary	2005	D-class (EA16)
D-486	Eleanor and Catherine	2006–2007	D-class (EA16)
D-492	Lawnflite	2006–2007	D-class (EA16)
D-514	Lord Kitchener	2007–2010	D-class (EA16)
D-714	Jean Ryall	2010–2011	D-class (IB1)

Arancia-class

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service	Class	Comments
A-10	Unnamed	2003	Arancia-class	Trials

XP-class

Op. No.^[a]	Name	In service	Class
XP-5	The Blob	2001–2004	XP-class
XP-33	The Blob Mk. 2	2004–2005	XP-class
XP-42	Broads ILB2	2005–2008	XP-class
XP-45	The Blob Mk. 3	2008–2011	XP-class

^ a b c Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

References

^ RNLI station at South Broads, Lowestoft, Google+. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
^ Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads, Ordnance Survey, 2010-01-22.
^ a b c South Broads RNLI lifeboat station to close, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
^ South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad hit by burglars, Eastern Daily Press, 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
^ RNLI closes South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad, BBC news website, 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.

[Op-6] Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

[gmap-1] RNLI station at South Broads, Lowestoft, Google+. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

[os40-2] Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads, Ordnance Survey, 2010-01-22.

[rnliob-3] South Broads RNLI lifeboat station to close, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

[edp14oct11-4] South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad hit by burglars, Eastern Daily Press, 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

[bbc15nov11-5] RNLI closes South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad, BBC news website, 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

[LBES-7] Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.