Whitstable Lifeboat Station

Whitstable Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Whitstable Lifeboat Station.
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Country England
County Kent
Region South East England
District City of Canterbury
Town Whitstable
Location Whitstable Lifeboat Station, The Harbour, Whitstable, CT5 1AB.
 - coordinates 51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°E / 51.36250; 1.02556Coordinates: 51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°E / 51.36250; 1.02556
Material Fabricated steelwork clad with timber, and concrete
Founded 1963
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Whitstable Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the Whitstable in the English county of Kent.[1] The station was established in 1963.[2] The current lifeboat on the station is a B-class (Atlantic 85) which is named Lewisco (B-877) which has been on the station since 2014.[3]

Fleet

Dates in service Class Op No Name
1963–1965 D-class (RFD PB16) D-2 unnamed
1965 D-class (RFD PB16) D-24 unnamed
1965 D-class (RFD PB16) D-28 unnamed
1965–1968 D-class (RFD PB16) D-45 unnamed
1968–1969 D-class (RFD PB16) D-49 unnamed
1969–1970 D-class (RFD PB16) D-45 unnamed
1970–1974 D-class (RFD PB16) D-182 unnamed
1974–1984 Atlantic 21-class B-516 unnamed
1984–2000 Atlantic 21-class B-560 British Diver
2000–2014 Atlantic 75-class B-764 Oxford Town & Gown
2014–present Atlantic 85-class B-877 Lewisco
Neighbouring Stations to Whitstable
North Sea North Sea North Sea
Sheerness Lifeboat Station
 Margate Lifeboat Station
   'Whitstable Lifeboat Station'
  
Ramsgate Lifeboat Station

References

  1. ↑ OS Explorer Map 150 – Canterbury & the Isle of Thanet.Published: Ordnance Survey – Southampton. ISBN 978 0 319 2351 88.
  2. ↑ "RNLI Lifeboats". Whitstable Lifeboat Station – Home page. RNLI - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "B-Class Atlantic 75 production list". List of the Atlantic 75 lifeboats – Operation No. and place and date of service. Lifeboat World online - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.


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