South Broads Lifeboat Station
South Broads Lifeboat Station was an RNLI operated lifeboat station located on Oulton Broad in the town of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. The station operated between 2001 and 2011. The station covered the southern area of The Broads network, an area of over 100 square miles (260 km) of inland waterways including the River Waveney. The station performed 194 rescues.
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.
South Broads Lifeboats
D-class
Op. No. | Name | In service | 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. | Name | In service | Class | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
A-10 | Unnamed | 2003 | Arancia-class | Trials |
XP-class
Op. No. | 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 |
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.
- ^ 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.