Barmouth Lifeboat Station

Barmouth Lifeboat Station, based in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales, was established in the 1820s and the first lifeboat station was constructed in 1828 at a cost of £95. The station currently (2019) operates a Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat and a D-class (IB1) inflatable. [1]

Barmouth Lifeboat Station
Barmouth Lifeboat Station
Barmouth, Gwynedd
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationPromenade, Barmouth, Gwynedd, LL42 1NF
CountryWales, United Kingdom
Coordinates52.720955°N 4.055815°W / 52.720955; -4.055815
Opening1820s
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution

The early lifeboats were powered by oars, commencing with a six-oar 26ft Palmer type which served until the early 1850s. This was replaced in 1852 by an 8-oar boat, which was lengthened in 1859 and converted to 12 oars, at which time the lifeboat station was moved to its current location. That boat was replaced in turn by the Ellen, a double banked 10-oar vessel. In 1885 the Jones-Gibb, with 12 oars double-banked, was in service until 1905, followed by a second Jones-Gibb until 1939.

The current lifeboat station was built in 2004 at a cost of £1.23m. A new Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat arrived in March 2019, to be named Ella Larsen later in the year. During the lifetime of the station thirteen awards for bravery have been presented.

Barmouth is an RNLI "Explore" category station whereby, subject to operational requirements and availability of staff, visitors can look around the station. An RNLI Visitors' Centre and gift shop is also housed within the building.

Shannon class Ella Larsen

All-weather boats
Dates in service Class ON Op. No. Name Comments
1939–1949 Surf-class ON 817 Laurence Ardern Stockport
1949–1982 Liverpool-class ON 864 Chieftain
1982–1992 Rother-class ON 1063 37–38 Princess of Wales
1992–2019 Mersey-class ON 1185 12-26 Moira Barrie
2019–present Shannon-class ON 1337 13–30 Ella Larsen

Inshore lifeboats
Dates in service Class Op. No. Name Comments
1988–1997 D-class (EA16) D-374 unnamed
1997–2007 D-class (EA16) D-524 Pilgrim
2007 D-class (EA16) D-514 Lord Kitchener
2007–2017 D-class (IB1) D-678 The Rotarian Clive Tanner
2017–present D-class (IB1) D-814 Craig Steadman

See also

References
  1. "RNLI - Barmouth Lifeboat Station". RNLI. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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