Larne Lifeboat Station

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Larne Lifeboat Station
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Larne Lifeboat Station
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Larne, County Antrim
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
Address17 Olderfleet Rd
Town or city Larne, County Antrim, BT40 1AS
Country Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°50′48.2″N5°48′00.5″W / 54.846722°N 5.800139°W / 54.846722; -5.800139
Opened26 December 1994
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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Larne RNLI Lifeboat Station

Larne Lifeboat Station is located at Olderfleet Road, in Larne, a port town in County Antrim, sitting on the eastern entrance to Larne Lough, on the east coast of Northern Ireland.

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A lifeboat station was first established at Larne on 26 December 1994 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). [1]

The station currently operates the Trent-class All-weather lifeboat, 14-30 Dr. John McSparran (ON 1246), on station since 2000, and the smaller D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, Terry (D-783), on station since 2015. [2]

History

At the annual meeting of the RNLI on 18 May 1995 at the Barbican Center in London, it was announced that 10 stations had been established in the previous year. It was felt that one place had particular need for the placement of a lifeboat, which was at Larne in Northern Ireland. The station at Larne was established with the arrival of the D-class (EA16) Inshore lifeboat Michel Philippe Wolvers (D-326) on 26 September 1994. [1] [3]

Just six months later, on 19 March 1995, the station saw the arrival of their temporary All-weather lifeboat, the Waveney-class 44-022 The William and Jane (ON 1079), previously on service at Blyth, and named after the parents of one of the donors, the late Miss Mabel Hewson. [2] [4]

Waveney-class 44-022 The William and Jane (ON 1079) Larne lifeboat (3) - geograph.org.uk - 635530.jpg
Waveney-class 44-022 The William and Jane (ON 1079)

A permanent Inshore lifeboat was placed at the station on 8 June 1996. The lifeboat was funded by long-time RNLI supporter Mrs Jean Cudby, formerly of Belfast, and named Jean and Paul (D-499) in memory of her late husband. [5]

The temporary Waveney-class lifeboat remained on station until 11 November 1997, when she was replaced by another temporary boat, the larger 52-foot Arun-class lifeboat 52-15 Hyman Winstone (ON 1067), which had previously been stationed at Holyhead and at Ballycotton. [1] [2]

Larne Trent-class lifeboat, 14-30 Dr. John McSparran (ON 1246) Larne lifeboat (1) - geograph.org.uk - 244864.jpg
Larne Trent-class lifeboat, 14-30 Dr. John McSparran (ON 1246)

A new floating berth for the All-weather lifeboat was constructed and completed in May 2000, in time for the arrival of Larne's permanent lifeboat. On 3 August, a new Trent-class All-weather lifeboat 14-30 Dr. John McSparran (ON 1246) arrived on station. At a ceremony at East Antrim Boat Club on Saturday 30 September 2000, funded from the legacy of the late Mrs Margaret McSparran, the lifeboat was named in memory of her brother, Dr. John Gerard McSparran. [6]

In 2015, the station received its latest Inshore lifeboat. The lifeboat was funded by the 'Pistol Benefit Fund', set up in memory of Frederick Pistol (Fred), a wartime refugee from Austria, and later Army Major, and his wife Theresa (Terry), a former concert pianist born in Westcliff-on-Sea, both keen sailors, and passionate supporters of the RNLI. At a naming ceremony in September 2015, attended by members of the Pistol family, following Fred's tradition of naming all his boats after his wife, the lifeboat was named Terry (D-783). [7]

The 200th anniversary of the RNLI, and the 30th anniversary of operations at Larne Lifeboat Station, were celebrated with an open day on 22 June 2024. [8]

Larne lifeboats

All-weather lifeboats

ON [a] Op. No. [b] NameBuiltIn service [2] ClassComments
107944-022The William and Jane19821995–1997 Waveney
106752-15Hyman Winstone19801997–2000 Arun
124614-30Dr. John McSparran20002000– Arun

Inshore lifeboats

Op.No. [b] NameIn service [2] ClassComments
D-326Michel Philippe Wolvers1994–1995 D-class (EA16)
D-439Phyllis Mary1995–1996 D-class (EA16)
D-499Jean and Paul1996–2005 D-class (EA16)
D-646Hannabella Ferguson2005–2015 D-class (IB1)
D-783Terry2015– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. 1 2 Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

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