Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Kilkeel Lifeboat Station
Kilkeel Lifeboat Station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kilkeel Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Kilkeel Lifeboat Station sits on the northern side of the harbour at Kilkeel, a town approximately 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Newry, home to the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland, located on the south-east coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Kilkeel on 10 October 1986 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The station currently operates the B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Frank William Walton (B-812), on station since 2006.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
After a summer of extensive training with a 16-foot Inshore lifeboat, (D-241), the new RNLI lifeboat station at Kilkeel was declared operational on 10 October 1986, and a (D-308) was placed on station. An old boathouse on the southern quay, built for Francis Needham, 3rd Earl of Kilmorey in the 1800s, was put into use as the RNLI boathouse. Initially operating during the summer months for the holiday season, it quickly became clear that the small wasn't suited to the tasks required, especially being based in the most active fishing harbour in Northern Ireland. At a meeting of the committee of management in June 1990, it was decided to withdraw the D-class, and place a at the station. In…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.0587, -5.9896
- Address
- Harbour Rd
- Established
- 1986
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q108283759 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kilkeel Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Kilkeel
Kilkeel in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Manse Road Picnic Area
Manse Road Picnic Area — a other in northern-ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Mourne Independent Christian School
Mourne Independent Christian School in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Theatres · Northern Ireland
Vogue Cinema
Vogue Cinema in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · Northern Ireland
St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel
St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Archaeological sites · Northern Ireland
Dunnaman Court Tomb
Dunnaman Court Tomb — a archaeological in northern-ireland, United Kingdom.
More natural landmarks in this region
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Lough Erne
Lough Erne — lake in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, UK.
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh — large lake in Northern Ireland.
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballysaggart Lough
Ballysaggart Lough — lake in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Belmore Mountain
Belmore Mountain — mountain in the United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilkeel Lifeboat Station?
- Kilkeel Lifeboat Station is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Kilkeel Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1986.
- Who owns Kilkeel Lifeboat Station?
- Kilkeel Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.