Barmouth Lifeboat Station
Barmouth Lifeboat Station
Barmouth Lifeboat Station is located in Wales
Barmouth Lifeboat Station
Barmouth, Gwynedd
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationPromenade, Barmouth, Gwynedd, LL42 1NF
CountryWales, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°43′15″N 4°03′21″W / 52.720955°N 4.055815°W / 52.720955; -4.055815
Opening1820s
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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) inshore lifeboat.[1]

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.

Shannon class Ella Larsen

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.

During the lifetime of the station thirteen awards for bravery have been presented.

Barmouth Lifeboats

All-Weather Lifeboats

ON[lower-alpha 1] Op. No.[lower-alpha 2] Name In service[2] Class Comments
Ellen 1867–
64 Jones-Gibb 1885–1905 37ft Self-Righting (P&S)
538 Jones-Gibb 1905–1939 38ft Watson (P&S)
817 Laurence Ardern 1939–1949 Surf-class Later called Stockport
864 Chieftain 1949–1982 Liverpool-class
1063 37–38 Princess of Wales 1982–1992 Rother-class
1185 12-26 Moira Barrie 1992–2019 Mersey-class
1337 13–30 Ella Larsen[3] 2019– Shannon-class

Inshore Lifeboats

Op. No. Name In service[2] Class Comments
D-137 Unnamed 1967–1978 D-class
D-268 Unnamed 1979–1988 D-class
D-374 Unnamed 1988–1997 D-class (EA16)
D-524 Pilgrim 1997–2007 D-class (EA16)
D-514 Lord Kitchener 2007 D-class (EA16)
D-678 Rotarian Clive Tanner 2007–2017 D-class (IB1)
D-814 Craig Steadman[4] 2017– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station Honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Barmouth Lifeboat Station[5]

1825 - For rescuing seven men from the vessel Neptune on 2 February 1825
Edmond Lewis
1971 - For rescuing a woman who had fallen over a cliff on 21 June 1971
John Henry Stockford - 1971
Colin Pugh - 1971
Dr Robert Airdrie Haworth - 1971
1979 - For rescuing two men from the fishing vessel Boy Nick on 22 November 1978.
Evan Jones, Coxswain
  • Maud Smith Award 1957
(for the bravest act of lifesaving during the year by a member of a lifeboat crew).
1957 - For rescuing four swimmers off Barmouth on 16 July 1957
William Morris, Motor Mechanic
  • The Ralph Glister Award 1971
(for the most meritorious service of the year performed by the crew of an inshore lifeboat)
1971 - For rescuing a woman who had fallen over a cliff on 21 June 1971
John Henry Stockford - 1971
Colin Pugh - 1971
Dr Robert Haworth - 1971
  • Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum
1957 - For rescuing four swimmers off Barmouth on 16 July 1957
George Berridge
William Morris, Motor Mechanic
1982 - For the rescue of three from the trawler Gardelwen on 31 October 1982
Acting Coxswain Edward Leonard Vaughan - 1982
  • Royal Humane Society’s testimonial on parchment
1908 - Who entered the sea to rescue a man who had jumped from Barmouth Viaduct
John Henry Stockford - 19 October 1980

See also

References

  1. ↑ "RNLI - Barmouth Lifeboat Station". RNLI. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
  3. ↑ "New £2.2m lifeboat arrives at Barmouth RNLI". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Barmouth RNLI's new lifeboat named in memory of Holyhead crew member". RNLI. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Barmouth's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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