Pwllheli Lifeboat Station

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Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
Pwllheli Lifeboat Station is located in Wales
Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
Pwllheli, Gwynedd
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
AddressGlan Y Don Industrial Estate
Town or cityPwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 5YT
CountryWales, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°53′12.5″N 4°24′14.0″W / 52.886806°N 4.403889°W / 52.886806; -4.403889
Opened1891
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Pwllheli Lifeboat Station (based in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales) was first established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1891 at a cost of £480.[1] The station currently operates a D-class (IB1) lifeboat.

The station was built with doors at both ends which allowed the crew to launch the boat either into the harbour, or over the beach directly into the Sea.

Pwllheli received its first motor lifeboat in 1930 and because it was kept afloat, the boathouse went unused until 1953.

A D-class Inshore lifeboat was first stationed in Pwllheli in 1964.[2] The new station was opened officially in September 2021.[3]

A new station was completed in 2020, thanks to public donations of £83,000 plus the sale of two Ferrari cars bequeathed to the charity in 2015. The new station accommodates the latest Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat.[4][5]

In January 2024, following a breakdown in crew relationships, the station was closed, and the Shannon-class lifeboat was removed to RNLI headquarters at Poole, to join the Relief fleet.[6]

It was announced on 27 March 2024, that the station would reopen on 3 April 2024 to allow limited operations of the D-class lifeboat to commence, whilst crew training would continue, to enable full D-class service. There was no information at this time regarding the possible return of the All-weather Shannon-class lifeboat.[7]

Pwllheli Lifeboats[edit]

All-weather lifeboats[edit]

ON[a] Op. No.[b] Name In service[8] Class Comments
287 – Caroline Richardson 1891–1892 35-foot 7in Tubular
330 – Margaret Platt of Stalybridge 1892–1898 38-foot Self-Righting (P&S)
418 – Margaret Platt of Stalybridge 1898–1930 38-foot Watson (P&S)
560 – Maria 1930–1931 40ft Watson Ex-Portpatrick, Broughty Ferry
620 – William McPherson 1931–1940 43ft Watson Ex-Aldeburgh, Campbeltown
690 – C.and S. 1940–1943 45ft Watson
841 – Manchester & Salford XXIX 1943–1953 46ft Watson Ex-Dunmore East
905 – Katherine and Virgoe Buckland 1953–1972 Liverpool
869 – Anthony Robert Marshall 1972–1979 Liverpool Ex-Reserve fleet, Rhyl
978 37-11 The Royal Thames 1979–1991 37ft Oakley Ex-Runswick, Caister
1168 12-010 Lilly and Vincent Anthony 1991–2021 Mersey
1346 13-39 Smith Brothers 2021–2024 Shannon [9]

Inshore lifeboats[edit]

Op. No.[b] Name In service [8] Class Comments
D-16 Unnamed 1964 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-20 Unnamed 1965–1966 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-25 Unnamed 1967 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-153 Unnamed 1968–1978 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-265 Unnamed 1979–1988 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-372 The Lion 1988–1997 D-class (EA16)
D-522 City of Chester II 1997–2007 D-class (EA16)
D-676 Leslie and Peter Downes 2007–2017 D-class (IB1) [10]
D-811 Robert J Wright 2017– D-class (IB1) [11]

Launch and recovery tractors[edit]

Op. No.[b] Reg. No. Type In service[8] Comments
T53 KXT 421 Case LA 1953
T58 OJJ 312 Fowler 1953–1965
T63 PXF 163 Fowler 1965–1975
T79 DLB 481C Case 1000D 1975–1976
T66 XYP 400 Fowler 1976–1986
T68 YUV 742 Fowler 1986–1987
T103 E589 WAW Talus MB-H Crawler 1987–2001
T98 C168 NAW Talus MB-H Crawler 2000–2011
T94 B567 FAW Talus MB-H Crawler 2011–2022
SC-T24 HF70 EBK SLARS (Clayton) 2021– Named John Llewellyn Mostyn Hughes
  1. ^ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ^ a b c Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station honours[edit]

The following are awards made to the crew of Pwllheli Lifeboat Station [12]

  • The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
W McGill, Acting Coxswain - 1972
Roy Morris, crew member - 1972
Robert Wright, Coxswain - 1994
  • A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
Clive Moore, Emergency Mechanic - 1994
Robert Wright, Coxswain - 2003
Andy Green, Helmsman - 2007
Robert Wright, Coxswain - 2008

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pwllheli Station History". RNLI.
  2. ^ "History of Pwllheli Lifeboat". Pwllheli Lifeboat. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Ferraris sale worth £8.5m help fund Pwllheli RNLI boathouse". BBC. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ Brendon Williams (18 December 2020). "RNLI sells two Ferraris to buy Pwllheli lifeboat station". BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Pwllheli boathouse races to the finish line with £2.8M boost from Ferrari sale". Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ Rush, Danielle (9 February 2024). "Update on Pwllheli Lifeboat Station". RNLI. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ Rush, Danielle (27 March 2024). "Pwllheli RNLI D-class lifeboat to return to limited service". RNLI. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
  9. ^ Forgrave, Andrew (22 April 2021). "Watch £2m jet-propelled lifeboat run aground on North Wales beach - deliberately". North Wales Live. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Lifeboat named after diver". Northumberland Gazette. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  11. ^ Moore, Tomos (29 August 2017). "Pwllheli RNLI to formally name new lifeboat in memory of former Coxswain". RNLI. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Pwllheli's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

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