St Mary's Lifeboat Station

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St Mary's Lifeboat Station
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St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
General information
Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationSt Mary's Lifeboat Station, Harbour Bay, Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK
Country UK
Coordinates 49°55′8.4″N6°18′25.2″W / 49.919000°N 6.307000°W / 49.919000; -6.307000
Opened1837
Owner Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution

St Mary's Lifeboat Station is situated in St Mary's Harbour, Isles of Scilly and has been an important station for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution since the service began in 1837, however without a service between 1855 and 1874.

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History

A lifeboat station was provided in 1874 at a cost of £280 (equivalent to £32,800in 2023). [1] In 1899 this was replaced by a new station at Carn Thomas with a slipway, at a cost of £1,500 (equivalent to £213,300in 2023). [1] In 1902 the slipway was extended by 40 feet (12 m) [2] by Robert Hicks [3] to enable the lifeboat to be launched at any state of the tide.

The lifeboat house was adapted in 1914 to receive a new motor lifeboat, but this didn't arrive on the station until 1919.

Since the arrival of the Robert Edgar in 1981, the lifeboat has been moored in the harbour, rather than the lifeboat house.

St Mary's lifeboats

St Mary's Lifeboat RNLB Whiteheads (ON 1229) Lifeboat RNLB Whiteheads.jpg
St Mary's Lifeboat RNLB Whiteheads (ON 1229)
At St Mary'sONOp. No.NameClassComments
1837–1839——(no name) Plenty 20 ft (6.1 m) lifeboat, originally built for Brighton. [4]
1840–1855——(no name) Plenty 26 ft (7.9 m) lifeboat, originally built for Plymouth. [4]
1874–1890——Henry Dundas Self-Righter 37 feet (11 m) long, 9 feet (2.7 m) wide with rows of 12 oars, double-banked. Paid for by Mrs. S.J. Dundas. [5]
1890–1991271—Henry Dundas Self-Righter 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m) lifeboat. Later renamed Tom & Jenny. [6] [7]
1891–1899313—Henry Dundas Self-Righter 38 feet (12 m) long and 8 feet (2.4 m) wide. [8] [9]
1899–1919434—Henry Dundas Watson 38 ft (12 m) non-self-righting lifeboat.
1919–1930648—Elsie Watson First motor lifeboat at station. 45 ft (14 m) long and 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) wide with a 60 BHP Tylor motor and Gardner reverse gear, giving a speed of 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h). [10] [11]
1930–1953728—Cunard Watson 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m) motor lifeboat. Given by the Cunard Steamship Company. Two 40 hp engines giving a speed of 8.25 knots (9.49 mph; 15.28 km/h). Cost £8,500 (equivalent to £678,800in 2023). [1] [12] [13] [14]
1955–1981926—Guy and Clare Hunter Watson Last slipway launched boat. 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) long, speed 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h). Cost £32,000 (equivalent to £1,060,400in 2023). [1] [15] [16]
1981–1997107352-18Robert Edgar Arun Sold in 2002 for use as a training boat in New Zealand. [17]
1997–122917-11The Whiteheads Severn [18]

Awards

St Mary's Lifeboat has received fifty-six awards for gallantry, including 26 RNLI medals for bravery, comprising one gold, nine silver and 16 bronze. The most recent was in 2004 when bronze medals were awarded to Coxswain Andrew Howells and Crew Members Mark Bromham and Philip Roberts for the rescue of an injured man from a yacht on 29 October 2003. [19]

See also

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