Sheerness Lifeboat Station
Sheerness Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in the English county of Kent.[1] The station is on the north coast of the county, strategically placed at the mouth of the River Medway and close the busy Thames estuary.[2] It is a relatively new station only being established in 1969 when a lifeboat was stationed in the Harbour.[2]
Evaluation
In 1969 the Institution decided to send a lifeboat to Sheerness for evaluation. That lifeboat was the Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde (ON 1017). Following a successful appraisal the RNLI decided to establish a permanent station in 1971.
Fleet
All Weather lisfeboats
Dates in service |
Class |
ON |
Op. No. |
Name |
Comments |
1969 |
Keith Nelson-class |
ON 1017 |
40-001 |
Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde |
Boat on station for evaluation prior to establishment of station |
1971–1974 |
46 ft Watson-class |
ON 847 |
|
Gertrude |
|
1974–1996 |
Waveney-class |
ON 1027 |
44-009 |
Helen Turnbull |
|
1996–present |
Trent-class |
ON 1211 |
14-13 |
George and Ivy Swanson |
|
Inshore lifeboats
Dates in service |
Class |
Op. No. |
Name |
1972–1977 |
D-class (RFD PB16) |
D-145 |
unnamed |
1977–1988 |
D-class (Zodiac III) |
D-253 |
unnamed |
1988–1996 |
D-class (EA16) |
D-362 |
Kensington Rescuer |
1996–2006 |
D-class (EA16) |
D-513 |
Seahorse I |
2006–2016 |
D-class (IB1) |
D-662 |
Eleanor |
2016–Present |
D-class (IB1) |
D-799 |
Buster |
References
- ↑ OS map 149: Sittingbourne & Faversham
Isle of Sheppey. Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey. ISBN 9780319238684
- 1 2 Heroes All! – The story of the RNLI. Author: Beilby, Alec. Publisher: 1992, Patrick Stephens Ltd – Part of the Haynes Publishing Group.Work: Chapter 18 – The Lifeboat Stations – Part 2 The Kent Stations, Pages 161/162. ISBN 1 85260 419 0