Aberdeen Lifeboat Station
Aberdeen Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine-rescue facility in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Aberdeen was one of the first lifeboat stations to be established in Scotland, it was founded in 1802.[1]
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Victoria Dock Entrance, Waterloo Quay Aberdeen, Scotland AB11 5DF, UK |
Country | Scotland, UK |
Coordinates | 57°8′38.388″N 2°4′49.858″W |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
The station is currently equipped with a Severn-class lifeboat, the Bon Accord and a D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat, the James Bissett Simpson.[1]
Fleet
No. 1 Station - All Weather Boats
Dates in service | Class | ON | Op. No. | Name | Comments |
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1802–1820 | Greathead-class 10 Oar | Run by Harbour Commission | |||
No lifeboat | |||||
1841–1857 | 30ft Pulling | Run by Harbour Commission | |||
1857–1924 | Self-Righting Pulling | Bon Accord I | Run by Harbour Commission | ||
1925–1926 | Watson-class (Pulling & Sailing) | ON 505 | William Roberts | ||
1926–1951 | Barnett-class | ON 693 | Emma Constance | ||
1951–1958 | Barnett-class | ON 889 | HiltBriggs | ||
1958–1976 | Barnett-class | ON 944 | Ramsay Dyce | ||
1976–1998 | Arun-class | ON 1050 | 52-05 | B.P. Forties | |
1998–2000 | Arun-class | ON 1135 | 52-39 | Mickie Salvesen | |
2000–present | Severn-class | ON 1248 | 17-24 | Bon Accord |
No. 2 Station - All Weather Boats (Beach/Surf)
Dates in service | Class | ON | Name | Comments |
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1875–1924 | Self-Righting Pulling | Bon Accord II | Run by Harbour Commission | |
1925–1939 | Rubie-class Self-Righter (Pulling) | ON 669 | Robert and Ellen Robson | |
1939–1962 | Liverpool-class Motor | ON 827 | George and Elizabeth Gow |
Inshore lifeboats
Dates in service | Class | Op. No. | Name | Comments |
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1968–1981 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-168 | unnamed | |
1981–1989 | D-class (Zodiac III) | D-281 | Sewing Machine Times | |
1989–1998 | D-class (EA16) | D-386 | Trevor Edwin Jones | |
1998–2000 | D-class (EA16) | D-536 | Margaret II | |
2000–2018 | D-class (IB1) | D-694 | James Bissett Simpson | |
2018-present | D-class | D-830 | Buoy Woody 85N |
References
- "Aberdeen Lifeboat Station". RNLI. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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