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Other IRB Launches

In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 491, 506, 515, the following launches on service were made during the months June to August, 1968, inclusive.

Aberdeen - August 20th.

Aberdovey, Merionethshire - June 28th, 30th (twice), August 10th and 22nd.

Abersoch, Caernarvonshire - June 14th, 25th, July 1st, August 8th, 13th, and 23rd.

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire - June 15th, 30th, July llth and 21st.

Atlantic College, Glamorganshire - June 13th and July 28th.

Bangor, Co. Down - June 8th, July 3rd, 7th, 15th and August 17th.

Bannouth, Merionethshire - June 3rd, 22nd, July 4th, 10th, 18th, 31st, August 23rd and 24th.

Beaumaris, Anglesey - July llth, 15th, August 28th (twice) and 31st.

Blackpool, Lancashire - June 18th.

Borth, Cardiganshire - June 28th, 30th, July 20th, August 7th, 24th, 25th and 27th.

Boulmer, Northumberland - August 18th.

Bournemouth, Hampshire - July 29th, 30th and August llth.

Bridlington, Yorkshire - June 4th (twice), 16th (twice) and July 28th.

Brighton, Sussex - June 3rd, 12th (twice), 13th, July 27th, 28th, 30th, August 5th, 25th (twice), 30th and 31st.

Broughty Ferry, Angus - June 22nd, 28th, 29th, 30th, July 27th, August 10th, llth, 17th, 18th and 24th.

Bude, Cornwall - July 19th, 21st, 22nd, 28th and August 27th.

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex - August 14th.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - June 4th, 23rd, 26th, 28th, July 21st, August 1st, 5th, 6th, 25th and 30th.

Conway, Caernarvonshire - June 16th and August 16th.

Criccieth, Caernarvonshire - June 8th, August 13th and 14th.

Crimdon Dene, Co. Durham - July 20th.

Cromer, Norfolk - June 3rd, July 13th, 21st (four times), August 20th and 22nd.

Cullercoats, Northumberland - July llth.

Dunbar, East Lothian - August llth.

Eastbourne, Sussex - June 6th, 26th, July 7th, 28th, August llth, 18th, 25th and 27th.

Eastney, Hampshire - June 3rd, 19th, 23rd, July 4th, 29th, August 17th (twice), 18th (twice) and 25th.

Eastney, Hampshire (18-02) - June 3rd, 17th, 23rd, July 4th, August 2nd and 31st.

Exmouth, Devon - June 17th, August 13th, 26th and 31st.

Filey, Yorkshire - June 30th, July 9th and 28th.

Fleetwood, Lancashire - June 22nd, July 1st, 13th, 14th, August 1st, 10th, and 18th.

Flint-August 15th.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - June 4th, 17th, 26th, July 2nd, 3rd, llth, 28th, August 5th, 25th (twice), 26th and 27th.

Happisburgh, Norfolk - June 1st, August 19th and 20th.

Hartlepool, Co. Durham - June 23rd, August 9th and 23rd.

Harwich, Essex - June 12th, July 4th, llth (twice), 21st, August 14th, 18th and 22nd.

Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire - June 3rd, 16th, 29th, 30th, July 14th and 28th.

Holyhead, Anglesey - June 7th, 15th, August 5th and 17th.

Horton and Port Eynon, Glamorganshire - July 29th, 31st, August 4th, 7th, 8th (twice), 9th, 10th, 15th, 18th and 21st.

Howth, Co. Dublin - June 2nd, August 7th and 13th.

Humber Mouth, Lincolnshire - June 22nd, July 4th, 21st and August 2nd.

Ringhorn, Fife - June 22nd, July 6th and August 18th.

Largs, Ayrshire - June 7th, July 28th and August 11th.

Little and Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire - June 1st, July 7th, 9th, August 15th, 22nd, 26th and 27th.

Littlehampton, Sussex - June 8th, 13th, 22nd, 23rd, July 3rd, 4th, 5th, 14th, August 4th and 18th.

Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent - June 3rd, July 10th, 14th, August 2nd, 19th, 22nd (twice), and 31st.

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - June 3rd, 7th, July 13th (twice), August 12th, 21st and 24th.

Lymington, Hampshire - August 26th.

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire - June 23rd.

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire - June 3rd, August 12th and 20th.

Margate, Kent-June 3rd, 10th, 13th, 16th, 23rd, July 27th, 28th, 31st, August 3rd, 19th, 20th, 22nd, 25th and 28th.

Moelfre, Anglesey - June 2nd, 4th, 16th (twice), July 25th, August 20th, 27th and 31st.Morecarabe, Lancashire - June 2nd, 9th, July 10th, 30th, 31st, August 25th and 28th.

Mudeford, Hampshire - June 13th, 23rd, July 2nd, 10th and August 31st.

Newquay, Cornwall - June 10th (twice), 19th, 20th, July 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, August 1st, 8th (twice), 14th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 25th, 26th (twice) and 31st.

New Quay, Cardiganshire - June 28th, 30th, July 26th, August 23rd, 29th (twice) and 31st.

North Berwick, East Lothian - July 3rd and August 25th.

North Sunderland, Northumberland - July 8th, August 10th, 12th and 31st.

Plymouth, Devon - June 28th, July 13th, 14th (three times) and 23rd.

Poole, Dorset - June 13th.

Poole, Dorset (18-03) - July 10th and 15th.

Porthcawl, Glamorganshire - July 20th and 24th.

Port Isaac, Cornwall - July 11th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 27th, August 8th, 18th, 20th, 21st and 28th.

Port Talbot, Glamorganshire - June llth, 13th, 18th, 18th, 30th, August 3rd, 10th and llth.

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire - June 8th, 11th, 25th, July 16th, 21st, August 14th and 17th.

Redcar, Yorkshire - June 3rd, July 28th and August 13th.

Rhyl, Flintshire - June 3rd, 4th, llth, 25th, July 4th, llth (twice), 18th, 24th, 26th, August llth, 12th and 14th.

Rye Harbour, Sussex - July 29th, August 25th and 26th.

St. Agnes, Cornwall - June 2nd, llth, 13th, July 7th, 16th, 27th, 28th, August 21st, 22nd and 24th.

St. Ives, Cornwall - June 12th, July 7th, 15th, 17th, August 4th and 18th.

Scarborough, Yorkshire - June 1st and August 25th.

Selsey, Sussex - June 6th, 7th, July 2nd, 7th, 13th, 26th (twice), 28th, 31st, August 15th and 25th (twice).

Shorebam Harbour, Sussex - June 12th, 19th, 20th (twice), July 2nd, 27th, August 5th, 18th, 24th, 25th (three times), 26th, 27th (twice), 28th and 30th.

Silloth, Cumberland - July 12th.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - June 1st, 3rd, 9th, 30th (twice), July 2nd, 4th, 6th, 22nd, August 17th, 25th and 31st (twice).

South Queensferry, West Lothian - June 29th, 30th, August 4th and 18th.

Southwold, Suffolk - June 1st, July 14th, 28th (twice), August 10th, 20th, 27th and 28th.

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire - June 9th, 26th, July 20th and August 15th.

Sunderland, Co. Durham - June 4th, 5th, 9th (twice), 30th, July 1st, 13th, 30th, August 8th and llth.

The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - June 4th, July 1st, 30th and August 29th.

Torbay, Devon - June llth, 17th, 21st, July 12th, 14th, 18th, 25th, 26th and 28th.

Tramore, Co. Waterford - June 16th and July 15th.

Tre-Arddur Bay, Anglesey - August 13th.

Tynemouth, Northumberland - June 13th (twice) and 16th.

Walmer, Kent - June 7th, 16th, 27th, August 25th and 28th.

Wells, Norfolk - July 1st, 28th and August 27th.

West Kirby, Cheshire - June 23rd.

West Mersea, Essex - June 5th (twice), 15th, 23rd, July 13th, August 6th, 23rd and 25th.

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset - June 22nd, 30th (twice), Ju/y 14th and August 22nd.

Whitby, Yorkshire - June 8th, 14th, 17th, July 21st and August llth.

Whitstable, Kent - June 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 30th, July 14th, 15th, 19th, 29th, August 2nd (twice) and 24th.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - June 2nd, 23rd, 29th, July 2nd, 12th, August 22nd and 25th (twice).

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