Whitstable Lifeboat Station

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]

Whitstable Lifeboat Station
Whitstable Lifeboat Station.
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationWhitstable Lifeboat Station, The Harbour, Whitstable, CT5 1AB.
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E
Opened1963
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution
Technical details
MaterialFabricated steelwork clad
with timber, and concrete

The annual 'Dan Davies Competition' is held in the memory of general practitioner Dan Davies.[4]

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
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  • Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat
  • Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat, just after launch
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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.
  4. Lifeboat, Whitstable (26 June 2017). "Whitstable lifeboat crews in test of seamanship and first aid skills". Whitstable Lifeboat Station. Retrieved 29 September 2019.


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