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Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station

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Coordinates: 51°46′23″N 5°06′26″W / 51.773132°N 5.107114°W / 51.773132; -5.107114
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Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station
Lifeboat station and adjoining RNLI shop
Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station is located in Wales
Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station
Little and Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire
General information
TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
AddressThe Boathouse
Town or cityLittle Haven, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 3UF
CountryWales, UK
Coordinates51°46′23″N 5°06′26″W / 51.773132°N 5.107114°W / 51.773132; -5.107114
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Website
Little-and-Broad Haven RNLI

Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat station in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The station was opened in 1882 at Little Haven where it operated until 1921. It reopened in 1967 under its present name, and serves the area in St Bride's Bay surrounding Little Haven and Broad Haven resorts. When it was built it was the RNLI's smallest lifeboat station.[1]

The station operates a D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat, launched by tractor and trailer.

History

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When the RNLI first established the station in 1882 the lifeboat was kept afloat under the shelter of Goldtrop Head.[2] In 1903 a boathouse and slipway were built.

By 1921 there was reduced need for the service and the station closed with cover available from St Davids and Angle.

By 1967, with the increase of pleasure boating and the development of the local holiday beaches, the RNLI reopened the station in a boathouse built by the Rural District Council. A dedicated boathouse was built in 1982.[1]

The station has had its own fundraising branch since 1975 which, with the station's souvenir shop, has raised over £350,000.[3]

In 1995, the RNLI Bronze Medal was awarded to Helmsman Crispin Williamson in recognition of his courage, initiative and seamanship in the rescue of six people cut off by a rising tide at the foot of the cliffs at North Haven in heavy breaking seas and Force 5 Fresh Breeze on 23 September 1995. The 'Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum' were accorded to crew members Brian Dilly and David Love.[4]

Station honours

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The following are awards made to the crew of Little & Broad Haven Lifeboat Station[4]

Crispin Williamson, Helmsman - 1995
  • Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum
Brian Dilly - 1995
David Love - 1995
  • Framed Letter of Thanks
Crispin Wiliamson, Helmsman - 2004
Vivienne Mary Latimer Grey - 2017[5][6]

Little and Broad Haven lifeboats

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All-weather lifeboats

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Op. No.[a] Name In service [7] Class Comments
Pre-542 Friend 1882–1885 33-foot Self-Righting (P&S)
58 Friend 1885–1893 35-foot 2in Self-Righting (P&S) Formerly Mayer de Rothschild at Hythe
347 David Pickard 1893–1901 39-foot Self-Righting (P&S)
291 Christopher North Graham 1901–1903 38-foot 11in Self-Righting (P&S)
505 William Roberts 1903–1921 40-foot Self-Righting (Rubie)
Station Closed in 1921
Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.

Inshore lifeboats

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Op. No.[b] Name In service[7] Class Comments
D-124 Unnamed 1967–1975 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-242 Unnamed 1976–1987 D-class (Zodiac III)
D-347 Unnamed 1987–1995 D-class (EA16)
D-484 Sybil 1995–2004 D-class (EA16)
D-628 Austin Burnett 2004–2014 D-class (IB1)
D-766 Jack & Edith May 2014– D-class (IB1)
  1. ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.
  2. ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station". Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "History Points - Little and Broad Haven lifeboat station". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Little and Broad Haven Fundraising Branch". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Little and Broad Haven's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ "A Welsh life-saver has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours". RNLI. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
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