Map of Fishguard Bay, Pembrokeshire, with the location of the Lifeboat Station.
Fishguard Lifeboat Station in located on the quay, at the northern breakwater of Fishguard Harbour, in the community of Fishguard and Goodwick, in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
A lifeboat was first placed here in 1822, but closed in 1847. A station was re-established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station in 1855.[1]
Operating two lifeboats, a Trent-class lifeboat 14-03 Blue Peter VII (ON 1198) and an Inshore D-class (IB1) lifeboat Edward Arthur Richardson (D-789), it is of seven stations with a lifeboat that was funded by the BBC children's television series Blue Peter.[1][2]
The station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry[3] including, in 1847, two RNLI Silver Medals to Martha and Margaret Llewellyn.[4] The RNLI took over the station in 1855.[5]
In May 1874 the RNLI awarded the Fishguard lifeboat No.1 crew £27 for their lifesaving services over the previous month; they included saving a total of 17 crew from the schooners J.T.S., Squirrel and Gem and the smack Lerry.[6]
On 16 November 1882 the lifeboat attended 15 different vessels and saved 46 lives.[5]
A slipway was built by the Great Western Railway in 1911 for a new boathouse; both were replaced in 1930.[5] The lifeboat Charterhouse (ON563) was on station between 1909 and 1931, during which time her crews saved 47 lives. Her centenary was celebrated in 2009, still afloat and renamed Marian.[7]
In February 1946 White Star was at sea for more than 24 hours in severe weather standing by the broken-down submarine HMS Universal and helping to rescue her crew.[8]
Station honours
The following are awards made at Fishguard.
Twenty-eight medals have been awarded, 1 Gold, 18 Silver and 9 Bronze.[5][9][10]
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