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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 39, 49, 62, the following launches on service were made during the months June, July and August, 1969, inclusive: Aberdovey, Merionethshire - June 28th, July 12th, 13th and August 16th.

Abersoch, Caernarvonshire - June 3rd, llth, 17th, 22nd, 27th, July 6th, 16th, 25th, August 3rd, 7th, llth and 25th (twice).

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire - June 15th, 19th, 22nd, July 25th and August 15th.

Amble, Northumberland - June 12th, July 2nd (twice) and 21st.

Arbroath, Angus - July 16th.

Atlantic College, Glamorganshire - July 5th and August 16th (twice).

Bangor, Co. Down - June 18th, 23rd, July 4th and August 28th.

Barmoutb, Merionethshire - July 20th, August 1st, 2nd, 10th and 24th Barrow, Lancashire - June 1st, 8th, 21st, July 21st, August 4th, 17th (twice) and 21st.

Beaumaris, Anglesey - June 26th, July 12th, 26th, August 1st, 19th and 31st.

Bembridge, Isle of Wight - June 20th, July llth, 13th, 17th, August 12th (twice), 13th and 27th.

Blackpool, Lancashire - June 1st, 8th, 14th, 29th, July 16th, 21st, 27th, 31st, August 8th and 31st (twice).

Barth, Cardiganshire - June 19th and August 16th.

Bournemouth, Hampshire - July 20th, August 6th, 8th, llth and 21st.

Bridlington, Yorkshire - June 20th, July 3rd, 7th, 18th, 24th, 30th, August 10th, 16th, 21st and 22nd.

Brighton, Sussex - August 3rd.

Broughty Ferry, Angus - June 14th, 21st, July 6th, 10th, 12th (twice), 14th, 19th, August 1st, 15th, 19th, 24th and 30th.

Bude, Cornwall - June 6th, July 13th, 27th, 31st, August 11th, 16th and 22nd.

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex - June 30th.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - June 1st, 9th, 30th, August 1st, 10th, llth, 21st and 23rd.

Conway, Caernarvonshire - June 13th, July 22nd, August 2nd and 31st.

Criccieth, Caernarvonshire - June 23rd, July 9th, 26th, August 1st and 10th.

Crimdon Dene, Co. Durham - July 21st, August 3rd (three times), 10th, 13th and 14th.

Cullercoats, Northumberland - June 17th and July 13th.

Dunbar, East Lothian - August llth and 29th.

Eastbourne, Sussex - July 1st and August llth.

Easrney, Hampshire - June 22nd (twice), 24th, 29th (twice), July 17th, August 23rd (twice) and 31st.

Eastney, Hampshire, 18-02 - June 21st, 29th, July 13th, 17th, 19th (twice) and 27th.

Exmouth, Devon - June 14th, 26th, 28th, July 9th (twice), 18th, 25th, August 1st and 31st.

Filey, Yorkshire - June 15th (twice), July llth and August 13th.

Fleetwood, Lancashire - June 3rd, July 28th, August 4th, 7th and 29th.

Flint - August 9th and 19th.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - June 4th, 15th, 21st, July 16th, 23rd, 29th, 30th, August llth (twice), 18th, 21st (twice), and 24th.

Happisburgh, Norfolk - July 5th, 25th, August 10th, 12th and 20th.

Hartlepool, Co. Durham - June 28th, July 19th, August 3rd and 13th.

Harwich, Essex - August 1st, 3rd, 23rd, 24th and 27th.

Hastings, Sussex - June llth, 29th, July 4th, 21st, August 3rd and 20th.

Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire - June 1st, 17th (twice), 19th (twice), 23rd, 29th (twice), July 7th, 17th and August 12th.Holjhead, Anglesey - July 27th, August 1st and 15th.

Horton and Port Eynon, Glamorganshire - June 15th, July 5th, 17th, August 14th, 17th and 21st.

Howth, Co. Dublin - June 29th.

Humber Mouth, Lincolnshire - June 2nd, July 13th and August 16th (twice).

Kinghorn, Fife - June 23rd, July 18th (twice) and 31st.

Kippford, Kirkcudbright - June 7th.

Little and Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire - August 19th and 22nd.

Littlehampton, Sussex - June 6th, 8th (twice), 16th, 24th, July 2nd, 6th, llth, 17th, 19th (five times), August 8th, 16th and 19th.

Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent - June 7th (twice), July 31st, August 1st, 3rd, 5th, 18th and 23rd.

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - June 8th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, July 22nd, August 6th and 12th.

Lynie Regis, Dorset - August 10th.

Lyme Regis, Dorset, 17-002 - July 20th, 29th, August 3rd, 8th, 10th, 19th, 24th and 29th.

Lymington, Hampshire - August 5th.

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire-June 1st, 5th, 6th, 23rd, July 22nd (twice), August 24th and 28th.

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire - July 6th, 12th, 25th and August 5th.

Margate, Kent - June 2nd, 8th, 16th, 21st, 28th, July 2nd, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, August 14th, 16th, 25th and 31st.

Moelfre, Anglesey - June 4th, July 4th (twice), 19th, August 5th, 19th and 23rd.

Morecambe, Lancashire - July 16th, August 7th and 10th.

Mudeford, Hampshire - June 21st, July 10th, 20th, 27th (twice), 31st, August 8th, 9th, 10th, 18th and 20th.

Newquay, Cornwall - June 1st, 2nd, 27th, 29th, July llth, 12th, 14th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, 31st (twice), August 2nd, 5th (three times), 6th, 10th, 19th, 20th and 23rd.

New Quay, Cardiganshire - June 26th.

North Berwick, East Lothian - June 9th and July 22nd.

North Sunderland, Northumberland - June 5th, 14th and 29th.

Plymouth, Devon, 18-01 - June 21st, July 1st, 5th, 6th, 13th, 18th, August 7th, 12th, 13th and 23rd.

Poole, Dorset, 18-03 - June 21st.

Poole, Dorset, 17-003 - July 10th, 20th and 24th.

Porthcawl, Glamorganshire - June 13th, 15th, 16th, 27th, July 7th, llth, 22nd, 28th, 31st (three times), August 19th and 28th.

Port Isaac, Cornwall - June 7th, July 7th, August 5th, llth, 17th and 22nd.

Port St. Mary, Isle of Man - July 4th, 5th, 27th, 29th, August 5th, 21st and 22nd.

Port Talbot, Glamorganshire - July 17th, 28th and August 6th.

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire - June 23rd.

Queensferry, West Lothian - June 15th, 24th, 28th, July 13th and 26th.

Redcar, Yorkshire - June 1st, July 4th, llth and 22nd.

Rhyl, Flintshire - June 29th, July 6th, 8th, 12th, 21st, 31st and August 31st.

Rye Harbour, Sussex-June 15th, July 13th, 15th, 25th, 27th, August 22nd and 23rd (twice).

St. Agnes, Cornwall - June 16th, July 13th, 26th and August 13th.

St. Ives, Cornwall - June 4th, 16th, 22nd, 29th, July 5th, 8th, 23rd, 27th, 30th (twice), August 8th, 15th and 31st.

Scarborough, Yorkshire - June 7th, July 22nd and August 14th.

Selsey, Sussex - June 9th, 10th, 22nd, July 8th, llth, 19th, August 16th and 23rd.

Shorebam Harbour, Sussex - June 8th, llth, 29th, July 16th, 30th (three times), August 3rd (twice), 10th, llth and 12th.

Silloth, Cumberland - July 31st.

Skegness, Lincolnshire - June 29th, July 12th, 21st, 27th and August 29th.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - June 15th, 22nd, 28th, 30th, July 12th, 26th, August 3rd, 7th, llth, 13th and 23rd.

Southwold, Suffolk - July 13th (twice), 14th, August 3rd, 9th, llth (twice), 17th and 30th.

Stonehaven, Kincardine - July 4th, 6th, 14th (three times), 19th and 29th.

Sunderland, Co. Durham - June 21st, 22nd, July 6th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 27th, August 5th, 7th (twice), 17th, 25th and 26th.

The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - June 28th, July 18th, 19th, August 5th, 15th, 16th and 28th.

Tighnabruaich, Argyll - June 21st and July 25th.

Torbay, Devon - June 22nd and 29th.

Torbay, Devon, 18-03 - July 6th (twice), 17th, 19th, 21st, August 1st, 23rd and 27th.

Tre-Arddur Bay, Anglesey - June 24th, July 22nd, 27th, August 4th and 14th.

Tynemouth, Northumberland - June 17th and August 10th.

Walmer, Kent - July 13th, August 3rd, 18th and 28th.

Wells, Norfolk - August 28th.

West Kirby, Cheshire - July 17th and August 19th.West Mersea, Essex - July 18th, August 21st and 31st.

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset - June 15th (twice), 15th, 22nd (twice), July 1st (twice), 27th (twice), August 10th (twice) and 27th (twice).

Whitby, Yorkshire - July 9th, 12th and August 5th.

Whitstable, Kent - June 9th, 28th, July 6th, 27th, August 1st and 13th.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - June 15th, July 15th, August 28th and 30th..