Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Newcastle Lifeboat Station
Newcastle Lifeboat Station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Newcastle 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.
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From the Wikipedia article
Newcastle Lifeboat Station is situated at South Promenade, Newcastle, a seaside town in County Down, located the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest of the Mourne Mountains, overlooking the Irish Sea, in the south east corner of Northern Ireland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Newcastle in 1830 by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS), on station until 1833. A station was re-established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1854. The station currently operates the B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Berylium (b-955), on station since 2025, and the smaller D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat Cameronian (D-908), also on station since 2025.
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Background
History
In 1825, the newly formed County Down branch of the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) established Rossglass Lifeboat Station, when an 18-foot lifeboat was placed at Rossglass, Co. Down. A 24-foot lifeboat built by William Plenty of Newbury, Berkshire, costing £130, was placed at on 30 November 1826. Only 3½ years later, having never been launched on service, and at the recommendation of Capt. Samuel Sparshott, Deputy Inspector General of Coastguard, the lifeboat was relocated in April 1830, and Newcastle Lifeboat Station was established. No records have been found of any service, and in 1833, the station closed, with the boat relocated again,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1981, -5.8871
- Address
- South Promenade
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q108283762 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newcastle Lifeboat Station?
- Newcastle Lifeboat Station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.1981°, -5.8871°.
- Who owns Newcastle Lifeboat Station?
- Newcastle Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.