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Station-by-station lifeboat launches for November and December 1997 and January and February 1998 Aberdeen, Grampian Arun; Nov 25, 28 and Feb 15 D Class; Feb 15 (Twice) Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Dec 7 Aberystwyth. Cardiganshire Atlantic 75: Dec 27 Achill Island, Co Mayo Relief Waveney: Dec 15 Relief Arun: Feb 11 Atth, Shetland Arun: Nov 20, 22, Dec 5, 23. Jan 12, and Feb 1 Aldeburgh, Suffolk Mersey: Nov 1 and Jan 27 D Class: Nov 21 Alderney, Channel Islands Trent: Nov 10 and 12 D Class: Nov 12 Amble, Northumberland Waveney: Dec 3 D Class: Dec 3 Angle, Pembrokeshire Tyne: Dec 6, Jan 29, and Feb 24 D Class: Nov 11, Jan 2, 30, and Feb 26 Appledore, North Devon Tyne: Dec 4 Relief Tyne: Dec 19 Atlantic 75: Feb 28 Aran Islands, Co Galway Severn: Nov 13, Dec 2, 4, 23.

26, 27, Jan 24, Feb 1 (twice), 2.

7, 8,14, and 27 Arbroath, Tayside Mersey; Jan 6 Arklow. Co Wicklow Trent: Nov 28 and Jan 18 Arran (lamlash). Strathclyde C Class: Jan 1 Atlantic 21: Jan 11 and 17 Arranmore, Co Donegal Tyne: Nov 23. 28,30. Dec 11, 18. Jan 19, 24 and Feb 10 Relief Tyne: Jan 13 Atlantic College, Vale of Glamorgan Atlantic 21: Nov 11 Ballycotton, Co Cork Arun: Nov 25, 26, Dec 2, 12. Jan 10,11,19 and 23 Trent: Feb 9 Baltimore, Co Cork Tyne: Dec 4. 24 (three times) and 31 Bangor, Co Down Atlantic 21: Nov 10 and Dec 24 Barmouth, Gwynedd Mersey: Dec 17 Relief D Class1 Dec 17 Barra Island, Western Isles Arun: Nov 12, Dec 19 and Feb 20 Barrow, Cumbria D Class; Nov 14 Barry Dock, Vale of Glamorgan Arun: Nov 7, 11 (twice). 14, Dec 7,16. Jan 18 and 25 Beaumaris. Anglesey Atlantic 21: Nov 9,27,29 and Feb 21 Relief Atlantic 21: Jan 28 and Feb 2 Bembridge, Isle of Wight Tyne: Nov 6. 8 (twice), and 24 Relief Mersey: Dec 14. 18 and Jan 2, Relief Tyne: Feb 12 and 17 Relief D Class: Nov 23 Blackpool. Lancashire Atlantic 75: Dec 14, Jan 11 and Feb 18 D Class: Jan 11 (twice) Borth. Cardiganshire D Class: Nov 2 and Dec 27 Bridlington, East Yorkshire Mersey: Nov 16, 23 and Dec 17 Brighton, East Sussex Atlantic 75: Nov 1, and 18 (twice) Relief Atlantic 75: Nov 20, Dec 7 (three times), 21, Jan 11, 27, 28, Feb 22 (twice) and 26 Broughty Ferry, Tayside Arun; Nov 2 and Dec 20 D Class: Nov 2. Dec 27 and Jan 2 Buckie, Grampian Arun: Nov 3, Dec 2 (twice), Feb 6 and 7 Relief Arun; Feb 6 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex Atlantic 75: Nov 2, 8. 9. 12, Dec 28 (twice), Jan 2 (twice), Feb 7 and 13 D Class: Feb 7 Burry Port, Carmarthenshire D Class: Dec 18, 23. and Jan 3 Calshot, Hampshire Brede:Nov5,15. Dec 10, Janl, 25 and Feb 15 Campbeltown, Strathclyde Arun: Dec 19, Jan 1 and 8 Cardigan, Cardiganshire Relief C Class: Nov 28, Dec 28, Jan 5 (twice) and 30 Castletownbere. Co Cork Arun: Nov 1, Jan 4, 23, 25 and 27 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex Atlantic21:Nov4 Relief Atlantic 21: Dec 25 and 29 Relief D Class; Nov 5 Cleethorpes, North Lincolnshire Relief D Class: Nov 22, Dec 7, 29, Jan 7 and 9 Clifden, Co Galway C Class: Dec 25 and Jan 8 (twice) Clogher Head, Co Louth Mersey; Nov 7, 29 and Feb 19 Conwy. Conwy Relief D Class: Nov 16 D Class: Feb 10 and 15 Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co Cork Trent: Nov 11, 14, and Dec 1 Cullercoats. Tyne and Wear Atlantic 21: Jan 2 Donaghadee, Co Down Arun; Nov 10 and 24 Douglas. Isle of Man Tyne: Nov 2 and Feb 12 Dover, Kent Severn: Nov 6,13, Jan 5, 9 and 23 Relief Arun: Dec 17 Dungeness, Kent Mersey: Nov 13, Dec 31, Feb 10 (twice). 11 and 19 Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin Relief Trent: Dec 14, 17 (twice), Jan 19, 22 and Feb 8 D Class; Dec 12, Jan 25. Feb 8 and 28 Dunmore East, Co Waterford Trent: Nov 21, 28, Dec 13. Jan 14,15,19, 23 and Feb 3 Relief Trent: Feb 23 and 25 Eastbourne, East Sussex Mersey; Nov 2, Dec 3, 13, 20 (twice), 21, Jan 31, Feb 19and 25 Relief Mersey: Jan 17 D Class: Nov 2 and 21 Relief D Class: Dec 20, 21, Jan 29, Feb 3, and 14 Exmouth. South Devon Trent: Nov 19. Jan 4, Feb 23 and 24 D Class; Nov 22, Dec 18, Jan 9, Feb 7,18, 23, 24 and 25 Eyemouth. Borders Trent: Nov 11 and Jan 28 Relief Trent: Nov 26 Falmouth, Cornwall Severn: Dec 5, 6,17, 21 and Jan 12 Relief Atlantic 21: Dec 1,6, 24, 28, 29, Jan 12 and 18 Filey, North Yorkshire Mersey: Nov 24. 29, Dec 10.13, 15. Jan 14 and Feb 11 Fishguard, Pembrokeshire Relief Trent: Nov 6 Trent: Nov 20, 28, and Jan 31 Flamborough, East Yorkshire Atlantic 75: Nov 3 and Dec 11 (twice) Fleetwood, Lancashire Tyne: Nov 23 Relief Waveney: Dec 14. Jan 27, Feb 3, 7 and 8 D Class: Nov 18 (twice), 23, Dec 14, Jan 4, 12, 27 and Feb 8 Flint, Flintshire Relief D Class: Dec 1, 2, and Jan 7 D Class: Jan 29 and Feb 19 Fowey, Cornwall Trent:Nov2l,30,Dec31 and Jan 4 D Class: Nov 21 and 30 Fraserburgh. Grampian Tyne: Nov 18 and Dec 14 Galway, Co Galway Atlantic 75: Nov 15, 23, 24, Dec 11, Feb 1 (three times). 7 and 16 Girvan, Strathclyde Mersey: Nov 5, 26, Jan 2, Feb 1, 19 and 27 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. Norfolk Trent: Nov 14, Dec 23 and Jan 23 Atlantic 21: Nov 2. 14. Janll, 23 and Feb 9 Happisburgh, Norfolk D Class: Jan 10 Hartlepool. Cleveland Tyne: Nov Hand 16 Relief Arun: Feb 11 Atlantic 21: Nov 14 and 16 Harwich, Essex Severn: Dec 23 and Jan 9 Atlantic 21: Nov 21. Dec 7, 23, 24. 29. Jan 2,17, 27 and Feb 4 Hastings, East Sussex Mersey: Nov21, Dec2. 20and 21 Relief Mersey: Feb 11 and 28 D Class: Nov 2, 16. 26 and Dec 21 Hayling Island, Hampshire Atlantic 75: Nov 2, 8 (twice). 15, Dec 25, Feb 8 and 26 D Class: Nov 8 (twice), 15 (twice) and Feb 8 Helensburgh. Strathctyde Atlantic21:Nov1, 14, Dec 28, Jan 15. 16. 20, 27, Feb 2. 8, 13 and 19 Helvick Head, Waterford Relief Atlantic21:Nov10, 22, Dec 3, 6, Jan 6. 13 and 25 Holyhead, Anglesey Tyne: Nov 30 Relief Arun; Dec 12 and 16 D Class: Nov 19 and Feb 27 Horton and Port Eynon, Swansea D Class: Nov 30 Relief D Class: Feb 15. 21 and 23 Howth, Co Dublin Relief Arun: Nov 2, 16.23,25 (twice) and 26 Arun: Dec 26. Jan 2 (twice), 4 and 12 D Class: Nov 26. Dec 3, 4. 21, 24 and Feb 8 Hoylake, Merseyside Mersey: Nov 13, and Feb 7 (twice) Humber, East Yorkshire Severn: Nov 11, Jan 9, 18, Feb 4,7, 17, 22 and 23 llfracombe, North Devon Mersey: Jan 31 D Class: Dec 7 Invergordon, Highlands Trent: Jan 4 and 8 Islay, Strathclyde Relief Arun: Nov 23 and Dec 10 Severn: Jan 8 and 23 Kilkeel, Co Down Atlantic 21; Jan 7. 15 and Feb 8 Ktlmore Quay, Co Wexford Mersey: Nov 30, Dec 1,3. Feb 7, 22 and 23 Kilrush, Co Clare Atlantic 75: Nov 7 and Feb 28 Kinghorn, Fife Atlantic 75: Nov 15, Dec 7, 16, 19, 29 and Jan 30 Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway Atlantic 21: Dec 21 Kirkwall, Orkney Arun; Dec 27 Kyle of Lochalsh, Highlands Atlantic 75: Nov 16. 21,29. Dec 5 and Jan 20 Largs, Strathclyde Atlantic 21: Nov 1, Dec 8, Jan 18 (twice), Feb 15 and 21 Larne. Co Antrim Waveney; Nov 25 and Dec 4 Relief D Class: Nov 19 D Class; Jan 18 Lerwick, Shetland Severn: Nov 19 (twice), Dec 2, 13.15, Jan 6,12.28,31 and Feb 22 Littlehampton, West Sussex Atlantic 21: Nov 23, Dec 28 and Feb 7 Lrttlestone-on-Sea, Kent Atlantic 21: Jan 28 and Feb 21 The Lizard, Cornwall Tyne: Dec 20 and Jan 13 Llandudno. Conwy Relief D Class. Nov 1, D Class: Jan 12 Lochirwer, Highlands Arun: Nov 10, Dec 27 and Jan 18 Lowestoft, Suffolk Relief Tyne, Nov 29 and Dec 5 Lyme Regis, Dorset Atlantic 75: Novl, Dec 2, 15, Jan 3.15, Feb 7, 26 and 28 Lymington. Hampshire Atlantic 21: Jan 20 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire Tyne: NovlSand 18 Relief Mersey: Dec 25 and Feb 3 Relief DCiass: Nov 18, Dec 25 and Feb 15 Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire D Class: Nov 12 Relief D Class: Jan 17 Mallaig, Highlands Arun: Nov 29, Jan 5, Jan 18, 22, 23,Feb11 (twice), 14, 16and20 Margate, Kent Mersey: Nov 7, Feb 8 and 28 Relief D Ctass: Nov 27, Dec 6 and Jan 11 Minehead, Somerset Atlantic 75 Nov 7 and Feb 2 MoeKre, Anglesey Relief Tyne: Jan 11 D Class: Jan 22 Montrose, Tayside Tyne: Nov 18 Relief Mersey: Dec 9 and Feb 16 D Class. Dec 9 and Feb 22 Morecambe. Lancashire D Class: Nov 16. Dec 18 (twice), Jan 2 (twice), 3,11 and Feb 26 Mudeford, Dorset Atlantic 21: Nov 6, Jan 4, 10, 18, 20, Feb 5,15 and 19 The Mumbles, Swansea Tyne: Nov 28, Dec 15, 20. Feb 15 (twice). 21 and 27 D Class: Nov 28. Jan 2,10, 29.

31. Feb 16, 21. 22 and 27 Newbiggm, Northumberland Atlantic 21: Nov 8 New Brighton, Mersevside Atlantic 75: Nov 2, Jan 12 and 31 Newcastle, Co Down Mersey: Jan 2 and 15 (twice) Newhaven, East Sussex Arun: Nov22. Dec 7.13, Hand Feb 8 Newquay, Cornwall Atlantic 75: Jan 8 D Class: Feb 21 North Berwick, Lothian Relief D Class: Nov 2 and Jan 15 D Class: Feb 27 North Kessock, Highlands D Class: Jan 8 North Sunderland. Northumberland D Class: Feb 15 Oban, Strathclyde Trent: Nov 10, 16, 17.23,29,30, Dec 6, 12, 16. 26, 30. Jan 8, 10 (twice), 11, 12, Feb 2, 8,15 and 16 Penarth. Vale of Glamorgan Atlantic 75: Nov 2 (twice), 14, Dec 7, 16, 30 and Jan 25 Relief Atlantic 75: Feb 2 and 4 D Class: Nov 14, Dec 5, 25, and 30 Penlee, Cornwall Arun: Dec 11, Feb 5, and 9 Peterhead, Grampian Tyne: Dec 13 and Jan 4 Relief Tyne: Feb 3 Plymouth, South Devon Arun: Nov 2, 17,20, Dec 8, 12.

20 and 26 Pools. Dorset Brede:Nov1,2. 6 (twice), 7 (three times), 17, Jan 4 (twice), 11,18, Feb8,10and 16 Atlantic 75: Nov 3, 5. 6 (twice), 7, 11. 17, 27, Dec 2, 25. Jan 2, 4,11,12, 31, Feb 6,10, and 14 Portaferry, Co Down Atlantic 75: Nov 14, 27, Dec 14, 30. Jan 21 and Feb 1 Porthcawl, Bridgend Atlantic 75: Nov 14, Dec 28, Jan 18. 20 and Feb 8 Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd Tyne: Jan 15 Port Isaac, Cornwall Relief D Class: Feb 14 Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway Tyne: Nov 28 (twice) and Feb 21 Portree, Isle of Skye Trent: Nov 5, 28, 29, Dec 4. Feb Hand 15 Portrush, Co Antrim Arun:Jan 8 D Class: Nov 1, 8, 23 and Dec 20 Portsmouth, Hampshire Atlantic 75: Nov 8 (twice), 16.

17. 29. Dec 14 (twice), Jan 4,15 and Feb 8 D Class: Nov 7,16 (twice) and Dec 14 Port Talbot, Neath and Port Talbot Relief D Class: Jan 4 Queensferry, Lothian Atlantic 75: Nov 16. 23, Dec 7, 16, 19. 29. Jan 2, Feb 1 and 18 Ramsey, Isle of Man Mersey: Dec 21, Jan 26 and Feb 4 Ramsgate, Kent Trent: Nov 22, Jan 2 and Feb 15 Relief Atlantic 21: Jan 2,10 and Feb 12 Redcar, Cleveland Atlantic 21: Nov 16, Jan 14, Feb 8 and 22 Rock, Cornwall D Class: Nov 8, Dec 12 and Jan 8 (twice).

Relief D Class Feb 13, and 21 Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford Arun: Nov 28 and Dec 2 Rye Harbour East Sussex Atlantic 75: Nov 14, Dec 9 and Feb 11 St. Abbs, Borders Atlamic21: Feb 14 St. Agnes. Cornwall D Class: Jan 6 St. Bees, Cumbria Atlantic 75: Dec 2 St. Catherine, Channel Islands Atlantic 21: Nov 20, 23, 29 (twice), 30 and Jan 14 St. Davids, Pembrokeshire Tyne: Dec 1, 27, Jan 17 and Feb 18 D Class: Dec 27, Jan 17 (twice) and Feb 13 St. Helier Channel Islands Tyne: Nov 10 Relief Waveney: Nov 20 Relief Tyne: Nov 29 St. Ives. Cornwall Mersey: Nov 11, Jan 1 and 6 St Mary's, Isle of Sciily Severn: Dec 4 St. Peter Port, Channel Islands Severn: Nov 5, 6, 29, Dec 20 and Jan 16 Salcombe, South Devon Relief Tyne: Nov 4 Relief Mersey: Feb 15 and 28 Scarborough, North Yorkshire Mersey: Nov 10, Dec 9 and Feb 23 D Class: Feb 23 Selsey, West Sussex Tyne: Nov 8, 22, Dec 6, 21 and Feb 24 D Class: Nov 30 and Jan 10 Sertnen Cove, Cornwall D Class: Nov 24 Sheerness Kent Trent: Nov 6,11, Dec 14 and Feb 13 Relief Trent: Nov 28 Relief D Class: Dec 17 D Class: Jan 30 Sheringham. Norfolk Relief Atlantic 75: Feb 25 and 28 Shoreham Harbour. West Sussex Tyne: Nov 15. Jan 17 and Jan 23 D Class: Nov 15. Dec 31 and Jan 30 Skegness, Lincolnshire Mersey: Nov 23 and Feb 4 D Class: Feb 8 (twice) Skerries, Co Dublin Atlantic 21: Nov 16, Dec 12, Jan 10 and 29 Southend-on-Sea Essex Atlantic 21: Nov 6, 22, 29, Jan 4 (twice), 11.16, 18andFeb13 D Class: Nov 6, 29, Jan 18, Feb 2. 4 and 8 Southwold, Suffolk Atlantic21: Nov6, 13, Dec 15, 28, Feb 22 and 26 Starthes and Runswick. North Yorkshire Relief Atlantic 21: Nov 6 and Jan 4 Atlantic 21: Jan 27 and Feb 28 Stomoway, Western Isles Arun: Nov 3, 6, 8, Dec 5. 17, 19, 27, Jan 13, 16, 17, and Feb 19 Stromness, Orkney Relief Arun: Nov 1, Dec 27, Jan 9, Feb 7 and 8 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Relief Trent: Nov 5 and Dec 17 Trent: Nov 12,14,15, Jan 20, 22. 31 and Feb 23 D Class: Nov 14, 15, Jan 14, 20, 22, 31 and Feb 24 Swanage, Dorset Mersey: Nov 3. 6, Dec 3, Jan 4, 25,31.Feb11.16,22and27 Relief D Class: Nov 3 and Dec 3 D Class: Feb 11,16 and 22 Teesmouth, Cleveland Tyne: Dec 2 and Jan 17 Teignmouth, South Devon Atlantic 21: Jan 3, Feb 22 and 23 (twice) Thurso, Highlands Arun: Nov 18, Dec 1, 18 and Jan 28 Tighnabruaich. Strathclyde Atlantic 21: Dec 8 and Jan 23 Tobermory. Strathclyde Arun: Nov 17, 30, Dec 1 (three times), 9. 17. 28. Jan 4, 13 (twice), 14,19, 29andFeb27 Torbay, South Devon Arun: Nov 4, 7, 14, 17, Dec 2, 12. 17. Jan 1,4, 9, Feb 9, 23. 24 and 28 D Class: Nov 4, 7. 17, 28, Dec 11, 12 and Feb 28 (twice) Trearddur Bay, Anglesey Atlantic 75: Dec 15, 29, Jan 26 and Feb 14 Troon, Strathclyde Arun: Nov 18, Jan 26 and Feb 25 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear Arun: Dec 7 and Jan 23 Relief Arun: Jan 28 Relief D Class: Nov 3, 29, Jan 27 and 28 Valentia, Co Kerry Severn: Dec 23, Jan 25, Feb 17 and 25 (twice) Walmer, Kent Atlantic 21: Dec 4. 12 and Feb 14 Warton and Frinton, Essex Tyne: Nov 23 Relief Tyne: Jan 7 Wells, Norfolk D Class: Feb 6 West Kirby, Merseyside D Class-Nov 2, Jan 31, Feb 12 and 16 West Mersea, Essex Atlantic 21: Nov 10. Dec 4,13, Jan 2 (twice), 4 and 21 Relief Atlantic 21: Jan 25 Weston-super-Mara, Somerset Atlantic 21: Nov 2 (twice), 8,16, Jan 9, Feb 5,11 and 28 D Class: Nov 8, 16, Dec 28. Jan 9 and Feb 5 Relief D Class: Feb 15 Weymouth, Dorset Arun: Novl, 10, 14, 21,22, Dec 11, Jan 3, 6, 10,20andFeb7 Relief Atlantic 21: Nov 10, 16, 21.Dec 6, 11,Jan7andFeb21 Whitby, North Yorkshire Trent: Nov 3, 23, 26, 29, Dec 14, 17,19, 21, Jan 8,17,21,30. Feb 1,12 and 20 D Class: Dec 13 Whitstable, Kent Atlantic 21: Nov 1, 6 (twice), 15, 16, 21, Dec 14, Jan 24 and Feb 10 Wick, Highlands Trent. Nov 10, Dec 2 and Jan 31 Wicklow, Co Wicklow D Class: Dec 7 Workington, Cumbria Tyne: Dec 21 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Relief Arun: Nov 22 Arun' Dec 30 and Jan 20 Youghal.CoCork Relief Atlantic 21: Nov 6 and Jan 6 Atlantic 21: Feb 25 The services listed are for those which returns had been received ai RNLI Headquarters by 22 April 1998. There may be other services for which returns had not been received..