Clogherhead Lifeboat Station

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Clogherhead Lifeboat Station
Clogherhead Lifeboat Station is located in Ireland
Clogherhead Lifeboat Station
Clogherhead, County Louth
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationClogherhead Lifeboat Station, Clogherhead, Ireland
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°47′18″N 6°14′7″W / 53.78833°N 6.23528°W / 53.78833; -6.23528
Opened1899
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Clogherhead Lifeboat Station is situated in Clogherhead, Co Louth, Ireland and has been in operation since 1899[1]

From 1993 the station operated a Mersey-class All-Weather lifeboat (ALB) 12-31 Doris Bleasdale (ON 1190) which was formally replaced by the new Shannon-class 13-31 Michael O'Brien (ON 1338) at 13:31 on 8 July 2019.

History[edit]

Rescues have been taking place out of Clogherhead at least as early as 1826.[1] with a Lifeboat Station being established in 1899.

In 1993 the station saw its boathouse rebuilt to accommodate the modern Mersey-class lifeboat.

Station honours[edit]

The following are awards made to the crew of Clogherhead Lifeboat Station[2][3]

Robert Kirkpatrick Thompson, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1839
Thomas Lamb Wood, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1826
Robert Kirkpatrick Thompson, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1837
Addeley Barnard, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1852
Addeley Barnard, Chief Officer of coastguard - 1852 (Second Service Clasp)
  • The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
Noel Sharkey, Coxswain -2001
  • Vellum Service Certificates
Padraig Rath, Deputy Second Coxswain/Mechanic - 2001
Barry Faulkner, Second Coxswain - 2001
Sean Reilly, Second Mechanic - 2001
Gerald Sharkey, crew member - 2001
Ronan Faulkner, crew member - 2001
Lisa Levins, crew member - 2001
James Byrne, crew member - 2001

Clogherhead Lifeboats[edit]

All-weather lifeboats (ALB)[edit]

ON[a] Op. No.[b] Name In service[4][5] Class Comments
428 – Charles Whitton 1899–1927 35-foot 10-Oared Self-righting (P&S) [Note 1]
638 – John Dunn 1927–1931 35-foot Self-righting (P&S)
748 – Mary Ann Blunt 1931–1950 35-foot 6in Self Righting (Motor) [Note 2]
877 – George and Caroline Erman 1950–1974 Liverpool [Note 3]
862 – Thomas Corbett 1974–1981 Liverpool [Note 4]
882 – B.H.M.H 1981–1984 Liverpool [Note 5]
985 37-18 Valentine Wyndham-Quin 1984–1988 37-foot Oakley [Note 6]
942 37-01 J.G. Graves of Sheffield 1988–1991 37-foot Oakley [Note 7]
On display at RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection, Chatham Historic Dockyard
978 37-11 The Royal Thames 1991–1993 37-foot Oakley [Note 8]
1190 12-31 Doris Bleasdale 1993–2019 Mersey [Note 9]
1338 13-31 Michael O'Brien 2019– Shannon [Note 10]
[6]

Launch and recovery tractors[edit]

Op. No.[b] Reg. No. Type In service[5] Comments
T16 YW 3377 Clayton 1927–1929
T23 PP 7515 FWD Ltd 1929–1951
T28 EYT 780 Case L 1951–1955
T27 DGP 909 Case L 1955–1964
T49 FGO 975 Case LA 1964–1978
T57 NYE 351 Fowler 1978–1983
T56 MYR 426 Fowler 1983–1988
T105 E837 XNT Talus MB-H Crawler 1988–2001
T104 88-LH-3977 Talus MB-H Crawler 2001–2010
T97 85-D-8571 Talus MB-H Crawler 2010–2013
T98 86-D-120010 Talus MB-H Crawler 2013–2019
SC-T17 HD68 VBJ SLARS (SC Innovation) 2019–
  1. ^ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ^ a b Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Built by Messrs. Hollwey, Windmill Lane, Dublin (1899)
  2. ^ Built by J. Samuel White & Co, Cowes (1931). Yard No.1713
  3. ^ Built by J Samuel White & Co, Cowes (1950)
  4. ^ Built by Groves and Gutteridge, Cowes (1948). Ex Ramsey 48-70, Hoylake 70-74
  5. ^ Built by Rowhedge Ironworks (1951). Ex Minehead 51-73, Relief 73-81. Last Liverpool-class lifeboat in RNLI service - withdrawn 26 August 1984.
  6. ^ Built by Herd and Mackenzie, Buckie. Ex Clacton-on-Sea 68–84
  7. ^ Built by William Osborne, Littlehampton. Ex Scarborough 58-78, Relief 78–88. Later Relief 91–92, Newcastle 92–93, Stored 93–94.
  8. ^ Built by J.Samuel White & Co, Cowes. Ex Caister 64–69, Runswick Bay 69–78, Pwllheli 79-91
  9. ^ Built by Green Marine. Yard No.40. Fitted out by William Osborne, Littlehampton. Yard No.3560.
  10. ^ Built by All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC), Poole (2019) Yard No.19. Launched 8 January 2019. Arrived at Clogher Head 13:31 on 1 June 2019. “On station” at 13:31 8 July 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Clogherhead Lifeboat Station History". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Clogherhead's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN 0-907605-89-3.
  4. ^ "Clogherhead Lifeboat Station Lifeboats". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
  6. ^ Lynch, David (26 August 2019). "Clogherhead RNLI to name €2.5m lifeboat funded by farmer and named in memory of friend". LouthLive. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links[edit]

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