Queensferry Lifeboat Station

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Queensferry Lifeboat Station
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Queensferry Lifeboat Station
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Location of Queensferry Lifeboat station
near Edinburgh
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationHawes Pier, Hawes Brae, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9TB
Town or city South Queensferry
Country Scotland
Coordinates 55°59′27.4″N03°23′7.9″W / 55.990944°N 3.385528°W / 55.990944; -3.385528
Opened1967
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Queensferry Lifeboat Station is an RNLI [1] station located in the town of South Queensferry within the boundary of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland in the United Kingdom. [2] The station is currently equipped with an Atlantic 85 [3] lifeboat the Jimmy Cairncross (B-851) on station since 6 September 2012.

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Queensferry's Atlantic 85 class lifeboat - the Jimmy Cairncross Queensferry Lifeboat.jpg
Queensferry's Atlantic 85 class lifeboat - the Jimmy Cairncross
Queensferry's Atlantic 85 class lifeboat - the Jimmy Cairncross

Location

The current station is located at the Hawes pier just west of the Forth Rail Bridge. The station provides a marine search and rescue service on the River Forth covering the area upstream and downstream of South Queensferry. It complements the flanking station at Kinghorn. The present boathouse and station facilities were constructed and opened in 2012. [1]

Awards

Queensferry Lifeboats

Op. No. [lower-alpha 1] NameIn service [4] ClassComments
D-145Unnamed1967–1971 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-176Unnamed1971–1972 D-class (RFD PB16)
B-505Major Osman Gabriel1972–1975 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-521Mary Livingstone1975–1981 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-551Constance MacNay1981–1997 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-735Donald and Ethel Macrae1997–2012 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-851Jimmie Cairncross2012– B-class (Atlantic 85) [5]
  1. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Queensferry Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Queensferry station. RNLI © 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Map of Edinburgh - OS Explorer Map 350 (Musselburgh & Queensferry). Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey. Publishing Date:05/07/2017. ISBN   9780319246016
  3. ↑ "B class - RNLI website". RNLI © 2019.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
  5. ↑ "Prince Philip and Sir Jack went to sea". Dundas Castle. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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