Barry Dock Lifeboat Station
Barry Dock Lifeboat Station | |
RNLI Lifeboat station | |
The Station | |
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 |
- coordinates | 51°23′35″N 3°15′42″W / 51.39306°N 3.26167°WCoordinates: 51°23′35″N 3°15′42″W / 51.39306°N 3.26167°W |
Founded | 1901 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Visitation | By appointment only |
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the station received its first motor lifeboat and in 1973 the station received a second lifeboat (which was eventually withdrawn from service in 1979)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.
Fleet
Dates in service | Class | ON | Op. No. | Name |
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1901–1922 | Watson-class (Oared) | John Wesley | ||
1922–1937 | 45ft Watson-class | ON 677 | Prince David | |
1937–1969 | 41ft Watson-class | ON 806 | Rachel and Mary Evans | |
1969–1974 | Waveney-class | ON 1005 | 44-006 | 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 |
Station honours
Award date | Name | Award | Notes |
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1907 | Mr Daniel Rees | Gold Medal | For the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly. |
1907 | Mr Ivor Rees | Silver Medal | For the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly. |
1907 | Mr D Morgan Rees | Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum | For the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly. |
1907 | Mr Harold M Lloyd | Framed Letter of Thanks | For the rescue of three people from the yacht Firefly. |
1914 | Pilot Apprentice Daniel P Davies | Silver Medal | For rescuing two men from the ketch Elizabeth Couch. |
1935 | Honorary Secretary/Acting Coxswain Archibald C Jones | Silver Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Second Coxswain Henry Hobbs | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Mechanic Hewitt Swarts | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Crew Member Stanley Alexander | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Crew Member Thomas Alexander | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Crew Member William Cook | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Crew Member Henry Housden | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1935 | Crew Member Frederick Searle | Bronze Medal | For a dangerous service to rescue six crew from the schooner Goeland. |
1941 | Coxswain David Lewis | Silver Medal | For rescuing 10 people from the steamer South Coaster during a gale on 6 December 1940. |
2003 | Honorary Secretary Mr Ted Powell | MBE | Awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours. |
Station fatalities
Coxswain Swarts died while working on the Watson-class lifeboat Rachel and Mary Evans when he fell to the concrete floor of the boathouse.
References
External links
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