South Broads Lifeboat Station
South Broads Lifeboat Station was an RNLI operated lifeboat station[1] located on Oulton Broad in the town of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk.[2] The station operated between 2001 and 2011.[3] The station covered the southern area of The Broads network, an area of over 100 square miles (260 km2) of inland waterways including the River Waveney.[4] The station performed 194 rescues.[3]
Closure
The RNLI decided to close the station in January 2011 after a review which recommended that lifesaving across The Broads would be more effectively covered from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station. Following the closure in November 2011, the station's D-class (IB1) and XP-class lifeboats were added to the RNLI's relief fleet and its 4x4 vehicle transferred to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.[3][5]
South Broads Lifeboats
D-class
Op. No.[a] | Name | In service [6] | Class | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
D-438 | The Stanley Taylor | 2001–2004 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-449 | Humphry and Nora Tollemanche II | 2004–2005 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-493 | Isabella Mary | 2005 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-486 | Eleanor and Catherine | 2006–2007 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-492 | Lawnflite | 2006–2007 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-514 | Lord Kitchener | 2007–2010 | D-class (EA16) | |
D-714 | Jean Ryall | 2010–2011 | D-class (IB1) |
Arancia-class
Op. No.[a] | Name | In service | Class | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
A-10 | Unnamed | 2003 | Arancia-class | Trials |
XP-class
Op. No.[a] | Name | In service | Class | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
XP-5 | The Blob | 2001–2004 | XP-class | |
XP-33 | The Blob Mk. 2 | 2004–2005 | XP-class | |
XP-42 | Broads ILB2 | 2005–2008 | XP-class | |
XP-45 | The Blob Mk. 3 | 2008–2011 | XP-class |
- ^ a b c Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.
See also
- List of RNLI stations
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
References
- ^ RNLI station at South Broads, Lowestoft, Google+. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads, Ordnance Survey, 2010-01-22.
- ^ a b c South Broads RNLI lifeboat station to close, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad hit by burglars, Eastern Daily Press, 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ RNLI closes South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad, BBC news website, 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.