Sheerness Lifeboat Station

Sheerness Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
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Country England
County Kent
Region South East England
District Swale
Town Sheerness
Location Sheerness Lifeboat Station, Sheerness Docks, Garrison Point, Sheerness, ME12 1RS
 - coordinates 51°26′46″N 0°44′37″E / 51.44611°N 0.74361°E / 51.44611; 0.74361Coordinates: 51°26′46″N 0°44′37″E / 51.44611°N 0.74361°E / 51.44611; 0.74361
Founded 1969
Date 1971 (Station opened)
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
For public Not open to the Public
Visitation By appointment only

Sheerness Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in the English county of Kent.[1] The station is on the north coast of the county, strategically placed at the mouth of the River Medway and close the busy Thames estuary.[2] It is a relatively new station only being established in 1969 when a lifeboat was stationed in the Harbour.[2]

Evaluation

In 1969 the Institution decided to send a lifeboat to Sheerness for evaluation. That lifeboat was the Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde (ON 1017). Following a successful appraisal the RNLI decided to establish a permanent station in 1971.

Fleet

All Weather lisfeboats

Dates in service Class ON Op. No. Name Comments
1969 Keith Nelson-class ON 1017 40-001 Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde Boat on station for evaluation prior to establishment of station
1971–1974 46ft Watson-class ON 847 Gertrude
1974–1996 Waveney-class ON 1027 44-009 Helen Turnbull
1996–present Trent-class ON 1211 14-13 George and Ivy Swanson

Inshore lifeboats

Dates in service Class Op. No. Name
1972–1977 D-class (RFD PB16) D-145 Unnamed
1977–1988 D-class D-253 Unnamed
1988–1996 D-class (EA16) D-362 Kensington Rescuer
1996–2006 D-class (EA16) D-513 Seahorse I
2006–present D-class (IB1) D-662 Eleanor
Neighbouring Stations to Sheerness
Tower Lifeboat Station
 Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station
 Thames Estuary
South East London Whitstable Lifeboat Station
   'Sheerness Lifeboat Station'
  
Kent Kent Kent

References

  1. ↑ OS map 149: Sittingbourne & Faversham Isle of Sheppey. Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey. ISBN 9780319238684
  2. 1 2 Heroes All! – The story of the RNLI. Author: Beilby, Alec. Publisher: 1992, Patrick Stephens Ltd – Part of the Haynes Publishing Group.Work: Chapter 18 – The Lifeboat Stations – Part 2 The Kent Stations, Pages 161/162. ISBN 1 85260 419 0
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