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Lifeboat Services March April and May 1984

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Relief 52ft Arun: April 14 54ft Arun: May 8 D class inflatable: May 8 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 20, 24, May 13, 16 and 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 20, May 6,20 and 23 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class inflatable: March 22, 31 (twice), April 6,22, 30 (twice), May 7,19 and 28 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft din Rather: May 16 D class inflatable: April 30 and May 16 Alderney, Channel Islands 33ft Brede: March 1,23, April 24, 27, May 6 and 10 Amble, Northumberland 37ft6inRother: April 28 Angle, Dyfed 46ft 9in Watson: April 6 Anstruther, Fife 37ft Oakley: March 24 and April 26Appledore, North Devon Atlantic21: March 27, April 24,25, 30, May 27 and 28 Arranmore, Co Donegal Relief52ft Barnett: March 11,16 and 22 52ft Barnett: April 11, 16, 21 and May 9 Atlantic College (St Donat's Castle), South Glamorgan Atlantic21: March 12, April 27, 29 and May 21 Ballycotton, Co Cork 52ft Barnett: April 3 Relief 52ft Barnett: May 11 Barmouth, Gwynedd D class inflatable: April 15 and 22 Barrow, Cumbria D class inflatable: April 28 Barry Dock, South Glamorgan Relief 44ft Waveney: April 23 52ft Arun: April 29, May 6 and 12 Beaumaris, Gwynedd 46ft 9in Watson: April 17 and May 22 Relief Atlantic 21: March 28,29, April 17, May 2 and 11 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland Relief Atlantic 21: April 23 Blackpool, Lancashire Relief D class inflatable: April 7 and 21 D class inflatable: April 30 (twice) and May 1 (three times) Borth, Dyfed D class inflatable: May 27 and 28 (twice) Bridlington, Humberside 37ft Oakley: May 7 (three times) and 10 Brighton, East Sussex Atlantic21: April 2,15,24,27, May 6,12,24 and 28 Broughty Ferry (Dundee), Angus 52ft Arun: April 26 D class inflatable: April 10, 21 and 24 Relief D class inflatable: May 12 and 15 Buckie, Banffshire 52ft Arun: May 6 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex D class inflatable: April 20 Burry Port, Dyfed D class inflatable: April 29 (twice) Campbeltown, Argyllshire 52ft Arun: March 19 Cardigan, Dyfed D class inflatable: April 14, 20 and May 7 (twice) Relief D class inflatable: May 26 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex Relief42ft Watson: March 31 D class inflatable: March 11,13, April 23,24, May 7 and 22 Clovelly, North Devon 70ft Clyde: March 21 and May 16 70/i Clyde's inflatable: April 29, May 7 (twice), 26,27 and 31 Conwy, Gwynedd D class inflatable: March 30, April 15 (twice) and May 28 Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co Cork 47ft Watson: April 28 and May 8 Criccieth, Gwynedd C class inflatable: March 11,26, April 25 and May 29 Cromer, Norfolk 48ft 6in Oakley: May 9 Donaghadee, Co Down 44ft Waveney: March 18, May 13,18 and 27 Douglas, Isle of Man 46ft 9in Watson: March 10, April 20 and 29 Dover, Kent 50ft Thames: March 4, April 4, 11,13,14, 19, 26, May 9 and 28 Dunbar, East Lothian Relief 47ft Watson: March 24 and April 26 Dunmore East, Co Waterford Relief 44ft Waveney: April 6,7, May 4,22 and 29 Eastbourne, East Sussex 37ft 6in Rather: March 18 and April 9 D class inflatable: April 9,15 (twice), 16, May 12,15,18 and 19 Exmouth, South Devon 33ft Brede: April 21 and 22 Relief 33ft Brede: April 29 (twice) and May 13 (twice) D class inflatable: April 13 and 15 Relief D class inflatable: April 29, May 3,7, 13 (twice) and 21 Eyemouth, Berwickshire 44ft Waveney: March 8 (twice), 28 and April 10 Falmouth, Cornwall 52ft Arun: March 25, April 23 and May 6 Relief 18ft 6in McLachlan: March 21, April 2,15,24 (twice), 26, May, 7, 8,27 and 31 Filey, North Yorkshire 37ft Oakley: May 7 (twice) D class inflatable: May 5 Fishguard, Dyfed 52ft Arun: March 21, April 5, 25, and May 29 Flamborough, Humberside 37ft Oakley: May 5,7 (three times), 8 (three times), 23 and 24 Fleetwood, Lancashire Relief D class inflatable: March 23 and May 10 Flint, Clwyd D class inflatable: March 13, April 15 and May 20 (twice) Galway Bay, Co Galway 52ft Barnett: March 18,19, April 4 and 20 Girvan, Ayrshire 33ft Brede: March 30 and May 27 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk 44ft Waveney: April 13 and 21 Atlantic21: March 11, April 18, 24, May 1 and 24 Hartlepool, Cleveland 44ft Waveney: May 19 Atlantic 21: April 21 and May 31 Harwich, Essex 44ft Waveney: March 22 and May 9 Atlantic 21: March 2 and 18 Hastings, East Sussex 37ft Oakley: March 23, April 9 and 25 Relief D class inflatable: April 4 and 9 D class inflatable: April 22, May 7,19 and 20 Hayling Island, Hampshire Atlantic21: March 17, April 1, 8, May 5 and 6 (three times) Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire Atlantic21: March 4, 25, 31 (four times), April 15, May 13 and 22 Holyhead, Gwynedd Relief 52ft Arun: May 1 and 6 Horton and Port Eynon, West Glamorgan D class inflatable: April 10,15, May 10, 27 (twice) and 28 Howth, Co Dublin 47ft Watson: April 15 D class inflatable: March 24, April 15 and May 4 Hoylake, Merseyside 37ft 6in Rather: April 28 Humber, Humberside Relief 52ft Arun: March 8, 21, April 9, 16, 22,23, 28, May 4,9,10,12,18, 22,24,30 and 31 (twice) Hunstanton, Norfolk Atlantic21: April 22, 25 and May 13 (twice) Ilfracombe, North Devon 37ft Oakley: April 29 Islay, Argyllshire 50ft Thames: April 24 Kinghorn, Fife D class inflatable: April 20 and May 16 Kippford, Kirkcudbrightshire D class inflatable: May 1Largs, Ayrshire Atlantic21: March 25, April 15,20,28 (twice) and May 24 Lerwick, Shetland 52ft Arun: March 13,16, April 14,16 and 27 Littlehampton, West Sussex Atlantic21: April 23 (twice), 28, May 6 (three times) and 7 (three times) Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent Atlantic21: April 23 (three times), 27 (twice), May 14 and 31 The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall 52ft Barnett: April 8 Llandudno (Orme's Head), Gwynedd 37ft Oakley: April 26 D class inflatable: April 7,15,22, May 6, 7 and 24 Longhope, Orkney 48ft 6in Solent: March 3 Lowestoft, Suffolk 47ft Watson: May 14 and 21 Lyme Regis, Dorset Atlantic 21, April 22 Lymington, Hampshire Atlantic 21: March 15,18 and April 8 Margate, Kent 37ft 6in Rather: May 11,28 and 29 D class inflatable: March 18, April 5,7,18 and May 29 Minehead, Somerset D class inflatable: April 20 Moelfre, Gwynedd 37ft 6in Rather: April 20, May 20 and 22 D class inflatable: April 22, 23 (twice), May 24 and 26 Morecambe, Lancashire Relief D class inflatable: April 9 and 22 Mudeford, Dorset C class inflatable: April 8,25,27, May 5,11 and 18 (twice) The Mumbles, West Glamorgan Relief D class inflatable: April 26 (twice) and May 13 (twice) Newbiggin, Northumberland Atlantic21: March 22, April 5,18,22 (twice) and May 14 New Brighton, Merseyside Atlantic 21: March 22,30, April 13,14,16, 24, May 12 and 22 Newcastle, Co Down 37ft Oakley: March 23 Newhaven, East Sussex Relief 44ft Waveney: March 6 44ft Waveney: May 11 and 26 Newquay, Cornwall C class inflatable: March 18, April 15,22, 25 (twice) and 26 New Quay, Dyfed Relief 37ft Oakley: May 28 D class inflatable: May 10 Oban, Argyllshire 33ft Brede: April 1, 5,22, May 27,30 and 31 (twice) Padstow, Cornwall Relief 46ft 9in Watson: May 31 Peel, Isle of Man Relief Atlantic 21: March 8 and April 28 Penarth, South Glamorgan D class inflatable: April 1, May 3 and 11 Penlee, Cornwall 52ft Arun: March 23 and 26 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire 48ft 6in Solent: April 25 (twice) Plymouth, South Devon 44ft Waveney: March 4, April 2, 8, 22 (twice), May 11,23 and 29 (twice) Poole, Dorset 33ft Brede: March 11,16, April 25,27, 29 (twice) and May 6 (twice) Dell Quay Dory: March 16,24,25, April 7, 8,15,18,22,23,29 and May 13 (twice) Portaferry, Co Down C class inflatable: March 11 (twice), 18, April 17,23 and May 24Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd Relief 46ft 9in Watson: April 14,22, May 15 and 29 Port Isaac, Cornwall D class inflatable: April 21 and May 7 Portpatrick, Wigtownshire 47ft Watson: March 18 Portrush, Co Antrim 52ft Arun: March 25, May 2 and 31 Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour), Hampshire D class inflatable: March 25, April 29, May 6 and 7 (twice) Atlantic 21: April 29 (twice) and May 6 (twice) Port St Mary, Isle of Man 54ft Arun: April 20, May 10 and 22 Pwllheli, Gwynedd D class inflatable: May 6 Queensferry, West Lothian Atlantic21: March 9, April 18 and May 3 Redcar, Cleveland 37ft Oakley: March 22 Relief D class inflatable: April 18 (twice) Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford 48ft 6in Solent: March 9 52ft Arun: May 25 Rye Harbour, East Sussex D class inflatable: April 22,23,29, May 6 and 11 St Agnes, Cornwall D class inflatable: May 29 St Catherine, Channel Islands C class inflatable: April 16, May 12 and 23 (three times) St Helier, Channel Islands Relief 44ft Waveney: March 28 (twice), 29 and May 4 44ft Waveney: May 14 St Ives, Cornwall Relief 37ft Oakley: April 2 37ft Oakley: May 2 and 24 D class inflatable: April 22,23 and May 31 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 52ft Arun: May 6 and 22 St Peter Port, Channels Islands 52ft Arun: March 1 and May 28 Salcombe, South Devon Relief 52ft Barnett: May 21 Scarborough, North Yorkshire 37ft Oakley: March 31, May 6, 7 and 25 D class inflatable: April 1,18, 20, May 6 (twice), 7 and 13 Selsey, West Sussex 47ft Tyne: March 22, 31, May 27 and 30 D class inflatable: May 12 and 27 Sheerness, Kent 44ft Waveney: April 15 (twice), 20,21,26, May 11, 13 and 20 D class inflatable: April 13,15 (twice), 18, May 5 (twice), 13 (twice), 16, 20 and 26 Sheringham, Norfolk 37ft Oakley: May 11 and 24 Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex 37ft 6in Rother: April 24 D class inflatable: April 22,23 (five times), 28,29 and May 6 Skegness, Lincolnshire D class inflatable: April 21 Skerries, Co Dublin D class inflatable: April 16,20,29, May 3, 5 and 26 Southend-on-Sea, Essex Atlantic21: March 3, 20, 25, April 7 and 25 D class inflatable: March 17,25, April 1 (three times), 24 and May 12 Southwold, Suffolk Atlantic 21: April 9 and May 30 (twice) Staithes and Runswick, North Yorkshire Atlantic 21: March 1 (twice) and 22 (twice) Stornoway (Lewis), Ross-shire 52ft Arun: April 25 and May 31 Stromness, Orkney 52ft Barnett: April 26 Sunder land, Tyne and Wear 47ft Watson: March 23 and May 7 (twice) D class inflatable: April 10 and May 27 Swanage, Dorset 37ft6in Rother: March 4,25 (twice), April 14,19,22,23 and May 5 (twice) Tenby, Dyfed 46ft 9in Watson: May 13 D class inflatable: April 18, May 13 and 19 Thurso, Caithness 48ft 6in Solent: March 3 (twice), 5,28 and 29 Tighnabruaich, Argyllshire D class inflatable: May 18 Torbay, South Devon Relief 52ft Arun: March 31, April 21, 23 (twice), May 13 and 26 18ft 6m McLachlan: April 30 Tramore, Co Waterford D class inflatable: March 25 Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd D class inflatable: May 6 Troon, Ayrshire 44ft Waveney: March 25, 30, April 4 and May 26 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear 52ft Arun: March 24 and May 22 D class inflatable: March 10 and April 2 Valentia, Co Kerry 52ft Arun: May 3 Walmer, Kent 37ft 6in Rother: March 19 and April 21 D class inflatable: April 21 Walton and Frinton, Essex 48ft 6in Solent: March 5, April 7, May 1, 9, 15, 27 and 31 West Mersea, Essex Atlantic21: March 24,31 (four times), April 1,19, 21, 23,27,28 (twice), 29, May 6 and 11 Weston-super-Mare, Avon Atlantic 21: April 20, 22 and May 12 (three times) D class inflatable: April 22, May 7 and 12 Weymouth, Dorset 54ft Arun: March 2, April 26, May 14 and 30 (twice) Whitby, North Yorkshire 44ft Waveney: March 9,12, April 6, May 4 and 26 D class inflatable: April 14,15 (twice) and 20 Whitstable, Kent Atlantic21: March 7,12, 30, April 23 and 24 Withernsea, Humberside D class inflatable: May 14 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 52ft Arun: March 21, April 8,10,29 (twice), May 7 and 29 (twice) Youghal, Co Cork Atlantic 21 .'April 15SERVICES AND LIVES RESCUED BY THE RNLI'S LIFEBOATS January 1, 1984, to July 31,1984: Services 1,413; lives rescued 476 THE STATION FLEET (as at 31/7/84) 258 lifeboats, of which one 18ft 6in McLachlan, two Atlantic 21 and 63 D class inflatable lifeboats operate in summer only LIVES RESCUED 110,909 from the Institution's foundation in 1824 to 31/7/84, including shoreboat services.