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Lerwick Lifeboat Station
In or near Lerwick.
Lerwick Lifeboat Station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Lerwick Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lerwick Lifeboat Station is located in Lerwick, the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, which sits 123 miles (198 km) off the north coast of the mainland of Scotland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Lerwick in 1930, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The station currently operates 17-10 Michael and Jane Vernon (ON 1221), a Severn-class All-weather lifeboat, on station since 1997, and only the fourth lifeboat to have served at Lerwick.
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Background
History
At a meeting of the RNLI committee of management on Thursday 20 March 1930, it was decided to establish a lifeboat station at Lerwick, following improvements in communication systems by the Board of Trade. A lifeboat of the most powerful type, a 51-foot Barnett-class lifeboat, was ordered due to the location. Twin 60-hp engines would provide a maximum speed of 8¾ knots, and a range of 176 miles at her cruising speed of 7½ knots, and was due to be supplied in July 1930. As if to prove the need for a lifeboat, only eight days later, on 28 March 1930, the fishing trawler Ben Doran was wrecked off Shetland, with the loss of all nine crew. The nearest lifeboat at the time was at , which made a…
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- Coordinates
- 60.1532, -1.1400
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE1 0AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1930
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17852022 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lerwick Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lerwick Lifeboat Station?
- Lerwick Lifeboat Station is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE1 0AB).
- What is Lerwick Lifeboat Station?
- Lerwick Lifeboat Station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lerwick Lifeboat Station?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE1 0AB.
- When was Lerwick Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1930.
- Who owns Lerwick Lifeboat Station?
- Lerwick Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- How do I get to Lerwick Lifeboat Station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE1 0AB. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.