Fishguard Lifeboat Station

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Coordinates: 52°0′47.78″N 4°59′5.05″W / 52.0132722°N 4.9847361°W

Fishguard Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Fishguard Lifeboat Station
Country	Wales, UK
State	Pembrokeshire
Town	Fishguard

Location	Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- coordinates	52°0′47.78″N 4°59′5.05″W / 52.0132722°N 4.9847361°W / 52.0132722; -4.9847361

Founded	1822
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Visitation	Summer Months only

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire

Trent class lifeboat Blue Peter VII on station at Fishguard

Fishguard Lifeboat Station (based in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station which has operated since 1822. Crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry. ^[1]

The present station, located on the quay between Fishguard railway station and the northern breakwater, is staffed by two crews and has around 30 members. Operating two lifeboats, its Trent class lifeboat Blue Peter VII is one of seven stations operating a lifeboat funded by the BBC children's television series Blue Peter. Fishguard also operates an inshore D class lifeboat.

History

Fleet

All Weather Boats

Dates in service	Class	ON	Op. No.	Name
1822–1909	various (oared)
1909–1931	Self-Righter	ON 563		Charterhouse
1931–1956	Watson-class	ON 710		White Star
1956–1981	Watson Class	ON 932		Howard Marryat
1981–1994	Arun-class	ON 1076	52-19	Marie Winstone
1994–present	Trent-class	ON 1198	14-03	Blue Peter VII

Inshore Lifeboats

Dates in service	Class	Op. No.	Name
1995–2006	D-class (EA16)	D505	Arthur Bygraves
2006–present	D-class (IB1)	D652	Team Effort

References

↑ "Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Rnli.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-22.

External links

A chronological history of the Fishguard lifeboat at the RNLI website

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v t e RNLI Lifeboat stations in Wales

Penarth Barry Dock Atlantic College Porthcawl Port Talbot Mumbles Horton and Port Eynon Burry Port Tenby Angle Little and Broadhaven St Davids Fishguard Cardigan (Poppit Sands) New Quay Aberystwyth Borth Aberdovey Barmouth Criccieth Pwllheli Abersoch Porthdinllaen Trearddur Bay Holyhead Moelfre Beaumaris Conwy Llandudno Rhyl Flint

(Stations are ordered in clockwise order around the coast)

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