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Longhope Lifeboat Station
Longhope Lifeboat Station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Paid entry
About
Longhope 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
Longhope Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Longhope on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. It opened in 1874 and since 2004 has operated a Tamar-class lifeboat. In 1969 its lifeboat and crew of eight were lost during a rescue mission.
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Background
History
A lifeboat station was built at Brims on Hoy and the lifeboat was first launched on 25 September 1874. It was always known as 'Longhope' after the larger town on the adjacent island of South Walls. It was replaced in 1906 by a new station with a slipway at Brims. The boathouse was modified in 1990 when new crew facilities were installed in the roof space but it was closed in 1999 and a new one opened at Longhope. A pontoon mooring was provided so that the could be moored afloat. The old station on Hoy subsequently became the Longhope Lifeboat Museum, opening in May 2002.
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- Coordinates
- 58.8013, -3.2055
- Address
- Longhope Pier, Longhope, Orkney, KW16 3PG
- Established
- 1874
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q108283715 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Longhope Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longhope Lifeboat Station?
- Longhope Lifeboat Station is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- When was Longhope Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1874.
- Who owns Longhope Lifeboat Station?
- Longhope Lifeboat Station is owned by RNLI.