Fishguard Lifeboat Station in located on the quay, at the northern breakwater of Fishguard Harbour, in the community of Fishguard and Goodwick, in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
| Fishguard Lifeboat Station | |
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 Fishguard Lifeboat Station | |
  Fishguard, Pembrokeshire | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | North Breakwater |
| Address | Fishguard Harbour |
| Town or city | Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, SA64 0BU |
| Country | Wales, UK |
| Coordinates | 52°0′48.0″N 4°59′03.0″W / 52.013333°N 4.984167°W |
| Opened | 1822 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Website | |
| Fishguard Lifeboat Station | |
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A lifeboat was first placed here in 1822, but closed in 1847. A station was re-established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station in 1855.[1]
Operating two lifeboats, a Trent-class lifeboat 14-03 Blue Peter VII (ON 1198) and an Inshore D-class (IB1) lifeboat Edward Arthur Richardson (D-789), it is of seven stations with a lifeboat that was funded by the BBC children's television series Blue Peter.[1][2]
History
editThe station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry[3] including, in 1847, two RNLI Silver Medals to Martha and Margaret Llewellyn.[4] The RNLI took over the station in 1855.[5]
In May 1874 the RNLI awarded the Fishguard lifeboat No.1 crew £27 for their lifesaving services over the previous month; they included saving a total of 17 crew from the schooners J.T.S., Squirrel and Gem and the smack Lerry.[6]
On 16 November 1882 the lifeboat attended 15 different vessels and saved 46 lives.[5]
A slipway was built by the Great Western Railway in 1911 for a new boathouse; both were replaced in 1930.[5] The lifeboat Charterhouse (ON563) was on station between 1909 and 1931, during which time her crews saved 47 lives. Her centenary was celebrated in 2009, still afloat and renamed Marian.[7]
In February 1946 White Star was at sea for more than 24 hours in severe weather standing by the broken-down submarine HMS Universal and helping to rescue her crew.[8]
Station honours
editThe following are awards made at Fishguard.
Twenty-eight medals have been awarded, 1 Gold, 18 Silver and 9 Bronze.[5][9][10]
- John Howells, Coxswain - 1921
- Lieut Thomas Evans RN - 1834
- Captain Thomas Evans RN - 1844
- John Acraman, Merchant - 1845
- John Evans, Master of the Schooner Royal George - 1847
- William Jenkins - 1847
- Martha Llewellyn - 1847
- Margaret Llewellyn - 1847
- William Rees, Acting Master - 1849
- David Beddoe - 1861
- Albert Furlong - 1861
- James White, Coxswain - 1873
- James White, Coxswain - 1875 (Second Service award)
- James White, Coxswain - 1877 (Third Service award)
- James Thomas, Coxswain - 1899
- James Thomas, Coxswain Superintendent - 1906 (Second Service award)
- Thomas Oakley Davies, Second Coxswain - 1921
- Robert Edwin Simpson, Motor Mechanic - 1921
- Thomas Holmes, crewman - 1921
- W. Devereux - 1921
- T. Duffin - 1921
- J. Gardiner - 1921
- H. M. Mason - 1921
- Thomas Perkins - 1921
- John Rourke - 1921
- William John Thomas - 1921
- R. Veal - 1921
- P. Whelan - 1921
- The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
- Captain W. Harries - 1874 [6]
- W Jenkins - 1874
- J.G. Annal - 1874
- Stephen Done, Helmsman - 2007
- A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
- Francis George, Coxswain - 1984
- Dr Joanne Boughton, crew member - 2007
- Robert Lanham, crew member - 2007
- Gold Watch, presented by The Queen of the Netherlands
- John Howells, Coxswain - 1921
- Silver Watch, presented by The Queen of the Netherlands
- each of the 12 members of the crew - 1921
- Morris Lyndon Nicholls, Honorary Secretary - 1950NYH[12]
- Francis George, Coxswain - 2003NYH[13]
Fishguard lifeboats
editAll-weather lifeboats
editNo.1 Station
edit| ON[a] | Name | In service[14] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Unnamed | 1825–1847 | [Note 1] | |
| Pre-293 | Unnamed | 1855–1862 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | [Note 2] |
| Pre-340 | Sir Edward Perrott | 1863–1885 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | |
| Pre-411 | Sir Edward Perrott | 1885–1889 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | |
| 252 | Elizabeth Mary | 1889–1907 | 31-foot Self-Righting (P&S) |
- No.1 Station closed in 1907
- Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.
No.2 Station
edit| ON[a] | Op. No.[b] | Name | In service[14] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-247 | – | Helen of Foxley | 1869–1885 | 30-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | |
| 60 | – | Appin | 1885–1906 | 37-foot 2in Self-Righting (P&S) | |
| 295 | – | Joseph Denman | 1906–1909 | 37-foot Self-Righting (P&S) | |
| 563 | – | Charterhouse | 1909–1931 | 40-foot Self-Righting (motor) | |
| 710 | – | White Star | 1931–1956 | 45ft 6in Watson | |
| 932 | – | Howard Marryat | 1956–1981 | 46ft 9in Watson | |
| 1076 | 52-19 | Marie Winstone | 1981–1994 | Arun | |
| 1198 | 14-03 | Blue Peter VII | 1994– | Trent |
Inshore lifeboats
edit| Op. No.[b] | Name | In service[1] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-505 | Arthur Bygraves | 1995–2006 | D-class (EA16) | |
| D-652 | Team Effort | 2006–2015 | D-class (IB1) | |
| D-789 | Edward Arthur Richardson | 2016– | D-class (IB1) | [15] |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
- ^ "Fishguard's lifeboats". Fishguard Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Rnli.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution". The Life-Boat. 4 (36): 259. April 1860.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c d "History Points – Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ a b "RNLI Meeting". Huddersfield Chronicle. British Newspaper Archive. 8 May 1874. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ Centenary return for Charterhouse?. Pembrokeshire Life. April 2009.
- ^ "Lifeboats get gallant crew off submarine". Lancashire Daily Post. British Newspaper Archive. 5 February 1946. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Fishguard's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN 0 907605 89 3.
- ^ "The Fishguard Gold Medal Service". The Lifeboat. 24 (272). February 1921. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–120.
- ^ "Fishguard's new inshore lifeboat officially named in memory of Edward Arthur Richardson after legacy left by Elizabeth Hughena Richardson". Western Telegraph. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.