Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
Pwllheli Lifeboat Station is located in Wales
Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
Pwllheli, Gwynedd
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationOuter Harbour, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 5AY
CountryWales, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°52′58″N 4°24′08″W / 52.88278°N 4.40222°W / 52.88278; -4.40222
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 Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat and 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]

Pwllheli Lifeboats

All Weather Lifeboats

ON[lower-alpha 1] Op. No.[lower-alpha 2] Name In service[6] Class Comments
287 Caroline Richardson 1891–1892 35ft 7in Tubular
330 Margaret Platt of Stalybridge 1892–1898 38ft Self-Righting (P&S)
418 Margaret Platt of Stalybridge 1898–1930 38ft Watson-class (P&S)
560 Maria 1930–1931 40ft Watson-class Ex-Portpatrick, Broughty Ferry
620 William McPherson 1931–1940 43ft Watson-class Ex-Aldeburgh, Campbeltown
690 C.and S. 1940–1943 45ft Watson-class
841 Manchester & Salford XXIX 1943–1953 46ft Watson-class Ex-Dunmore East
905 Katherine and Virgoe Buckland 1953–1972 Liverpool-class
869 Anthony Robert Marshall 1972–1979 Liverpool-class Ex-Reserve fleet, Rhyl
978 37-11 The Royal Thames 1979–1991 37ft Oakley-class Ex-Runswick, Caister
1168 12-010 Lilly and Vincent Anthony 1991–2021 Mersey-class
1346 13-39 Smith Brothers[7] 2021– Shannon-class

Inshore Lifeboats

Op. No. Name In service [6] 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 (Zodiac III)
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 [8] 2007–2017 D-class (IB1)
D-811 Robert J Wright[9] 2007– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station Honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Pwllheli Lifeboat Station [10]

  • 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

References

  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. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2-128.
  7. ↑ Forgrave, Andrew (22 April 2021). "Watch £2m jet-propelled lifeboat run aground on North Wales beach - deliberately". North Wales Live. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lifeboat named after diver". Northumberland Gazette. 17 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Moore, Tomos (29 August 2017). "Pwllheli RNLI to formally name new lifeboat in memory of former Coxswain". RNLI. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pwllheli's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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