Baltimore Lifeboat Station

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Baltimore Lifeboat Station
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Baltimore, County Cork
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationBaltimore Lifeboat Station, Baltimore
CountryIreland
Coordinates 51°29′16″N9°22′19″W / 51.48771°N 9.37197°W / 51.48771; -9.37197
Opened1919
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Baltimore Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution station situated in Baltimore, Ireland, and was established in 1919. [1]

Contents

The station currently has two lifeboats, RNLB Alan Massey (ON 1302), a Tamar-class All-weather lifeboat, and Rita Daphne Smyth (B-910), a B-class (Atlantic 85) inshore lifeboat.

History

The station was established in 1919 and a masonry lifeboat house and slipway were constructed at Bull Point. This was used for all of the station's lifeboats until 2012, being adapted and upgraded over the years for newer lifeboats.

With the arrival of the new Tamar-class, the decision was taken not to rebuild the boathouse to take the larger boat. Instead a mooring pen was dredged alongside the boathouse and the lifeboat is kept afloat. The boathouse has been reconfigured to provide enhanced crew facilities.

Notable rescues

In August 1979, during the 1979 Fastnet race, the lifeboat rescued two yachts, Regardless and Marionette. [2]

In October 1985, the lifeboat rescued the Irish Leader of the Opposition, Charles Haughey, when his yacht sank at the Mizen Head. [3]

Baltimore lifeboat was called to the fishing vessel Japonica, 13 miles west of Fastnet Rock, at 5pm on the 30 October 1991. After battling storm Force 10 conditions for over 2 hours, the lifeboat arrived on scene, and after a tow was finally established, the boat was brought to the shelter of Bantry Bay just after 6am. Putting into Castletownbere for repairs, the lifeboat was once again tasked to the 60ft Sailing boat Atlantic Adventurer south of Fastnet Rock. Setting out at 1.25pm, into Force 9 conditions, the lifeboat arrived on scene at 4pm, and after setting up a tow, arrived back to Baltimore at 6:50pm. Coxswain Kieran Cotter was awarded the RNLI Bronze Medal [4]

In August 2011, the Baltimore lifeboat 'Hilda Jarret' was involved in the rescue of the yacht Rambler 100 that capsized south of the Fastnet Rock when taking part in the Fastnet Race. 21 crew, including its skipper, George David, were recovered either from the upturned hull, or from the water. [5]

Station Honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Baltimore Lifeboat Station [6] [4]

The Venerable Archdeacon J R H Becher, Honorary Secretary at Baltimore - 1917
Lieut. A L Sanderson RNR - 1917
John Daly - 1917
Tim Daly - 1917
Michael Cadogan - 1917
Tim Cadogan - 1917
John Hart - 1918
Timothy Murphy - 1918
Jeremiah McCarthy - 1918
Kieran Cotter, Coxswain - 1992
Kieran Cotter, Coxswain - 1992
Vincent O’Driscoll, Assistant Mechanic
Ronald Carthy, crew member - 1992
Michael O’Regan, crew member - 1992
Aidan Bushe, crew member - 1992
Cairán Sweeney, crew member - 1992
Coxswain and crew - 1979 (Fastnet Race)

Baltimore Lifeboats

All-Weather lifeboats

ON [lower-alpha 1] Op. No. [lower-alpha 2] NameIn service [7] ClassComments
649–Duke of Connaught
1920– Shamrock		1919–1950 45ft Watson-class
854–Sarah Tilson1950–1978 46ft 9in Watson-class
955–The Robert1978–1984 47ft Watson-class
101548-12Charles Henry1984–1987 48ft 6in Oakley-class
949–Ethel Mary1987–1988 52ft Barnett-class
113747-024Hilda Jarrett1988–2012 Tyne-class
130216-22Alan Massey [8] 2012– Tamar-class MMSI
235069214 [9]

Inshore lifeboats

Op. No.NameIn serviceClassComments
B-708Bessie2008–2012 Atlantic 75-class
B-753City of Bradford V2012–2013 Atlantic 75-class
B-760Alice and Charles2013–2016 Atlantic 75-class
B-780Patricia Jennings2016–2018 Atlantic 75-class
B-910Rita Daphne Smyth2018– Atlantic 85-class MMSI
232016610 [10]
  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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Baltimore Lifeboat Station History". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Lifeboat" (PDF). The Journal of the RNLI. 46 (470): 225. Winter 1979. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore lifeboat, heritage & history, Baltimore Holiday and Travel Information - Ireland" . Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN   0 907605 89 3.
  5. ↑ "Yacht Rambler 100 Capsizes In Irish Sea During Fastnet Race With 21 People Rescued". Sky News. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Baltimore's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
  8. ↑ "Goodbye Hilda, hello to Alan: Baltimore welcomes its new lifeboat". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "RNLI LIFEBOAT 16 22". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "RNLI LIFEBOAT B 910". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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