Whitstable Lifeboat Station
| Whitstable Lifeboat Station | |
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.JPG) Whitstable Lifeboat Station. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Whitstable Lifeboat Station, The Harbour, Whitstable, CT5 1AB. |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°E |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Fabricated steelwork clad with timber, and concrete |
Whitstable Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the Whitstable in the English county of Kent.[1] The station was established in 1963.[2] The current lifeboat on the station is a B-class (Atlantic 85) which is named Lewisco (B-877) which has been on the station since 2014.[3]
The annual 'Dan Davies Competition' is held in the memory of general practitioner Dan Davies.[4]
Fleet
| Dates in service | Class | Op No | Name |
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| 1963–1965 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-2 | unnamed |
| 1965 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-24 | unnamed |
| 1965 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-28 | unnamed |
| 1965–1968 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-45 | unnamed |
| 1968–1969 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-49 | unnamed |
| 1969–1970 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-45 | unnamed |
| 1970–1974 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-182 | unnamed |
| 1974–1984 | Atlantic 21-class | B-516 | unnamed |
| 1984–2000 | Atlantic 21-class | B-560 | British Diver |
| 2000–2014 | Atlantic 75-class | B-764 | Oxford Town & Gown |
| 2014–present | Atlantic 85-class | B-877 | Lewisco |
Gallery
- Whistable Lifeboat Station
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Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat -
Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat, just after launch -
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References
- ^ OS Explorer Map 150 – Canterbury & the Isle of Thanet.Published: Ordnance Survey – Southampton. ISBN 978 0 319 2351 88.
- ^ "RNLI Lifeboats". Whitstable Lifeboat Station – Home page. RNLI - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "B-Class Atlantic 75 production list". List of the Atlantic 75 lifeboats – Operation No. and place and date of service. Lifeboat World online - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ Lifeboat, Whitstable (26 June 2017). "Whitstable lifeboat crews in test of seamanship and first aid skills". Whitstable Lifeboat Station. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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