| Barry Dock Lifeboat Station | |
| RNLI Lifeboat station | |
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Inner Wheel II at sea
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| Country | Wales, UK |
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| State | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Town | Barry |
| Location | The Pierhead Buildings, The Outer Harbour, Barry Docks, Vale of Glamorgan, UK |
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| Founded | 1901 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Visitation | By appointment only |
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Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
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Barry Dock Lifeboat Station (based in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) opened in 1901[1]. In 1922, the station received its first motor lifeboat and in 1973 the station received a second lifeboat (which was eventually withdrawn from service in 1979)
The station then received a series of three different Arun class lifeboats. The station currently operates a Trent class lifeboat called Inner Wheel II.
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| Dates in service | Class | ON | Op. No. | Name |
| 1901 - 1922 | Watson class | John Wesley | ||
| 1922 - 1937 | Watson class | ON 677 | Prince David | |
| 1937 - 1969 | Watson class | Rachel and Mary Evans | ||
| 1969 - 1974 | Waveney class | ON 1005 | Arthur and Blanche Harris | |
| 1974 - 1997 | Arun class | ON 1018 | 52-01 | Arun (Renamed "Arun Adventurer" when sold out of service in 1997) |
| 1997 - 2003 | Arun class | ON 1082 | 52-23 | Margaret Frances Love |
| 2003 - 2006 | Arun class | ON 1135 | 52-39 | Mickie Salvesen |
| 2006 - present | Trent class | ON 1245 | 14-29 | Inner Wheel II |
A Gold Medal was awarded to Mr Daniel Rees for the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly.
A Silver Medal was awarded to Mr Ivor Rees for the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly.
The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum to Mr D Morgan Rees for the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly.
A Special Letter of Thanks was sent to Mr Harold M Lloyd for the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly.
A Silver Medal was awarded to Pilot Apprentice Daniel P Davies for rescuing two men from the ketch Elizabeth Couch.
A Silver Medal was awarded to the Honorary Secretary/Acting Coxswain Archibald C Jones for a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland.
Bronze Medals were awarded to Second Coxswain Henry Hobbs, Mechanic Hewitt Swarts and Crew Members Stanley Alexander, Thomas Alexander, William Cook, Henry Housden and Frederick Searle for a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland.
A Bronze Medal was awarded to Coxswain David Lewis for rescuing 10 people from the steamer South Coaster during a gale on 6 December 1940.
Mr Ted Powell, Station Honorary Secretary, was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Coxswain Swarts died while working on the Watson class lifeboat 'Rachel and Mary Evans' when he fell to the concrete floor of the boathouse.
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