Fishguard Lifeboat Station
Fishguard Lifeboat Station
Fishguard Lifeboat Station is located in Wales
Fishguard Lifeboat Station
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationGoodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates52°0′47.78″N 4°59′5.05″W / 52.0132722°N 4.9847361°W / 52.0132722; -4.9847361
Opened1822
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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Map of Fishguard Bay, Pembrokeshire, with the location of the Lifeboat Station.

Fishguard Lifeboat Station (based in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station.

Located on the quay between Fishguard railway station and the northern breakwater, the station is staffed by two crews and has around 30 members. Operating two lifeboats, a Trent-class lifeboat Blue Peter VII and an inshore D-class (IB1) lifeboat Edward Arthur Richardson, it is one of seven stations with a lifeboat funded by the BBC children's television series Blue Peter.

Trent class lifeboat Blue Peter VII on station at Fishguard

History

The station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry[1] including, in 1847, two RNLI Silver Medals to Martha and Margaret Llewellyn.[2] The RNLI took over the station in 1855.[3]

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.[4]

On 16 November 1882 the lifeboat attended 15 different vessels and saved 46 lives.[3]

A slipway was built by the Great Western Railway in 1911 for a new boathouse; both were replaced in 1930.[3] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Fishguard Lifeboats

All Weather Lifeboats

No.1 Station

ON[lower-alpha 1] Name In service [7] Class Comments
Unnamed 1825–1855 Locally Built Lifeboat
Unnamed[8] 1855–1862 30ft Self-Righting (P&S) Later Brightwell at Blakeney
Sir Edward Perrott[8] 1863–1885 30ft Self-Righting (P&S)
Sir Edward Perrott (II)[8] 1885–1889 30ft Self-Righting (P&S)
252 Elizabeth Mary
(Fishguard No.1)		 1889–1907 31ft Self-Righting (P&S) (No.1 Station closed in 1907)

No.2 Station

ON[lower-alpha 2] Op. No.[lower-alpha 3] Name In service [7] Class Comments
Fraser[8] 1869–1885 30ft Self-Righting (P&S)
60 Appin
(Fishguard No.2)		 1885–1906 37ft 2in Self-Righting (P&S)
295 Reserve No.6A 1906–1909 37ft Self-Righting (P&S) Previously Joseph Denman at Penarth
563 Charterhouse 1909–1931 40ft Self-Righting (motor)
710 White Star 1931–1956 45ft 6in Watson-class
932 Howard Marryat 1956–1981 46ft 9in Watson-class
1076 52-19 Marie Winstone 1981–1994 Arun-class
1198 14-03 Blue Peter VII 1994– Trent-class

Inshore Lifeboats

Op. No. Name In service [7] 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[9] 2016– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  3. ↑ 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 Fishguard Lifeboat Station.
Twenty-eight medals have been awarded, 1 Gold, 18 Silver and 9 Bronze.[3][10]

John Howells, Coxswain - 1921
Lieut Thomas Evans RN - 1834
Captain Thomas Evans RN - 1844
John Acraman - 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 O Davies, Second Coxswain - 1921
Robert E Simpson, Motor Mechanic - 1921
Thomas Holmes, crewman - 1921
to the remaining 9 members of the crew - 1921
  • The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
Captain W. Harries - 1874 [4]
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
to each of the 12 members of the crew - 1921
Mr M L Nicholls, Honorary Secretary - 1950
Francis George, Coxswain - 2003

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Rnli.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. 1 2 3 4 "History Points – Fishguard Lifeboat Station". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 "RNLI Meeting". Huddersfield Chronicle. British Newspaper Archive. 8 May 1874. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Centenary return for Charterhouse?. Pembrokeshire Life. April 2009.
  6. ↑ "Lifeboats get gallant crew off submarine". Lancashire Daily Post. British Newspaper Archive. 5 February 1946. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–128.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Fishguard's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Fishguard Gold Medal Service". The Lifeboat. 24 (272). February 1921. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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