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Station-by-station lifeboat launches for March, April and May 1998 Aberdeen Arun. Mar 15, May 23 and 31 D Class. Mar 6, 15, 25. 29, Way 4 and 23 Abersoch Atlantic 21, Mar 1. Apr 11, 26, May 1,2. 14, 17. 19 (Twice), 23 (Twice) and 25 Aberystwyth Atlantic 75, Mar 13 AchiH Island Arun, Mar 30 Aith Severn, May 10 Relief Arun, Mar 20 Aldeburgh Mersey, Mar 21 and Apr 26 D Class, Mar 20, Apr 6, 26, May 17 and 21 Amble Waveney, Mar 15, 16,22,24 (Twice) and 30 (Twice! D Class), Mar 15. 28, May 16.

20, 22, 23, 24 (Three Times) and 30 (Twice) Angle Tyne, Apr 2, 16, May 10, 11 and 29 D Class, Mar 7. 9, Apr 12, May 7 and 12 Anstruther Mersey, Mar 12 and Apr 23 Appledore Relief Tyne. May 4, 10. 13.20 and 29 Atlantic 75. Apr 2. 4, 17, May 1, 10 and 18 Aran Islands Severn. Mar 1 (Twice), 16,18, 19, 29, Apr 4. 12. May 2. 9, 11, 19 and 24 Arbroath Mersey, Apr 19, 25 and May 5 D Class, Apr 19 and May 5 Arran (Lamlash) Atlantic 75, Mar 18 Arranmore Tyne, Apr 14, May 3, 4 and 20 Ballycotton Trent, Mar 20, Apr 20, 24, 30, May 8,12 and 27 Ballyglass Arun, Mar 27 Baltimore Tyne, Mar 14, Apr 7 and 28 Bangor (Co Down) Atlantic 21, Mar 26, Apr 4, 5 and 14 Barmouth D Class. Mar 18, May 24. 25 and 29 Barra Island Amn. Apr 3. 17, May 3 and 7 Barrow Tyne. Apr 28. May 2, 24 and 29 D Class, Apr 19. May 2 and 24 Barry Dock Arun, Mar 8, Mar 14. 30 and May 10 (Four Times) Beaumaris Atlantic 21. Mar 28, Apr 17, 20, 25, 27, May 20. 22 and 25 Bembridge Tyne, Mar 16. 30, Apr 4, 10, 18, 19, 29, May 12 and 16 D Class, Apr 11, May 3 and 4 Berwick-upon- Tweed Mersey, May 23 and 26 D Class, May 26 Blackpool D Class, Mar 26 (Twice), Apr 19 (Twice), 25, May 15 (twice) and 20 Atlantic 75. Apr 8, 25 and May 20 Blyth Trent, Mar 29 D Class, May 8 Borth D Class. Apr 6, 7. May 2 and 25 Bridlington Mersey, May 30 D Class. Apr 13. 19, May 2. 9, 10, 22, 23 and 29 Brighton Atlantic 75, Apr 6. 14, 18,26 (Twice). 29. May 4, 5, 16 (Twice), 17, 24 (Twice) and 25 Buckle Arun, Mar 1,22, May 3, 12 and 16 Bundoran Atlantic 75. May 17 (Twice), 18 and 30 Burnham-on-Crouch D Class, Marl, 10, 29 (Twice), Apr 12, May 25 and 26 Atlantic 75, Marl, 10,29 (Twice). May 17. 25 (Twice), 26.

28 and 30 (Twice) Calshot Brede, May 24 Campbeltown Arun, Apr 8,10, May 17 and 21 D Class, May 1 Cardigan D Class, May 3. 20, 21 and 23 C Class. Mar 11, 22. 29 and 8 Atlantic 21, Apr 26, May 4 and 20 Castletownbere Arun. Apr 7 and May 12 Cleethorpes D Class). Mar 4, 5. 18. 28, Apr 14, 16, May 20. 23, 24 and 25 Clifden C Class, Mar 4 Atlantic 21, May 10 Clogher Head Mersey, Apr 25 Conwy D Class. Mar 14. May 9 and 25 Courtmacsherry Harbour Trent, Mar 5,14,15, May 17 and 18 Courtown D Class, May 30 (Twice) Criccieth Atlantic 75, Mar 20, Apr 4, 6, May 3. 9 and 27 Cromer Mersey, Apr 17 and May 11 D Class, Apr 28 Cullercoats Atlantic 21, Mar 14, 21,29, 30, Apr 28, May 15. 21 and 30 Donaghadee Arun, Mar 10 Douglas Tyne, Mar 3, Apr 22, May 16, 21 and 28 (Twice) Dover Severn, Mar 23, Apr 9, May 18, • 29 and 30 Relief Arun. May 3 (Twice), May 6 and 11 Dun Laoghaire Trent, Apr Hand May 9 D Class, Apr 20 and May 30 Dungeness Mersey, Mar 10 (Twice), Apr 1.

May 16 and 22 Dunmore East Trent, Mar 9 Eastbourne Mersey, Mar 22, 25. Apr 7, 9. 16, 18. 19(TwJce), 23, May 3 (Twice), 8, 9,13,25and31 D Class. Mar 8, 19, 29, Apr 19, 22. May8, 13. 14, 25 and 30 Exmouth Trent. Mar 22, 23, Apr 18 and May 2 D Class, Mar 8, 23, Apr 3.13.

27, May 2, 9, 19. 23 (Twice), 29, 30 and 31 Eyemouth Trent, Mar 15 and Apr 23 Falmouth Severn, May 16 Relief Arun. Mar 29 Atlantic 21. Mar 19, 29. Apr 13, 23 and May 16 Fen it Arun, Mar 16. May 3, 5,10 and 12 Fethard D Class, May 24 Filey Mersey, May 12 Hshguard Trent, Mar 24, Apr 20, May 4. 10 and 29 D Class, Apr 20, May 22 and 29 Flamborough Atlantic 75. Apr 19, May 6, 15.

23. 24, 28, 29. 30 and 31 Fleetwood Waveney, Apr 27, 28. May 1 and 23 D Class, Mar 21. Apr 25 (Twice), May 1,4 (Twice) and 28 Flint D Class, Mar 30, Apr 24, May 4 and 19 Fowey Trent, Mar 9, 11. 29, 31. Apr 17.

May 4, 10 (Twice), 15. 23 and 30 D Class. Mar 9, 29, 30, 31, Apr 17, May 4 (Twice) and 10 Fraserburgh Tyne. Mar 5, 30, May 6. 9, 10 and 26 Galway Atlantic 75. Mar 13. 24, 27, 28, Apr 16, May 17, 23 and 29 Girvan Mersey, Mar 3, May 25 Gt. Yarmouth & Gorleston Atlantic 21, Mar 13 Happisburgh D Class, Apr 28. May 17 Hartlepool Relief Arun, Mar 20, 29 (Five Times), Apr 27. 28, May 23 and 24 Atlantic 21, Mar 13, 29, Apr 4, 27, May 23 (Twice) and 24 Harwich Severn, May 12,13 and 28 Atlantic 21, Mar 8. 13, 15, 16, Apr 6, 14 (Twice), 29, May 9 and 29 Hastings Mersey, Mar 24, Apr 7, 18. 22 and 23 D Class, Mar 24, Apr 2, 12. May 18, 19, 22 and 30 Hayling Island D Class, Mar 1.29, Apr 13 (Twice). May 3 (Three Times), 13, 24. 25 and 27 Atlantic 75, Mar 29. Apr 13 (Twice), 19,26.29, May 3, 5, 10, 11, 13,23 and 25 Helensburgh Atlantic 21, Mar 26, Apr 2, 24, 28, May 8, 21 (Twice), 24, 26 and 31 Helvick Head Atlantic 21, Mar 5, 9. 22, 28 and May 30 Holyhead Relief Arun, Apr 12, May 3. 9, 24 and 30 D Class, May 3 Horton & Port Eynon D Class. Mar 23 (Three Times).

27, 28, Apr8. Apr 15, May 1,7, 9,10,13 (Three Times), 24 (Three Times), 25 and 30 Howth Arun, Mar 5 D Class. Mar 18, Apr 5 and May 15 Hoylake Mersey, May 14 Humber Severn. Mar 11.26. Apr 12, 21 and May 2 Hunstanton Atlantic 21, Mar 8, Apr 4. 9, 13.

26 and May 16 Irfracombe Mersey, May 10 (Twice), 24 and 29 D Class. Apr 4, 12 and May 10 Islay Severn, May 1 Relief Arun, May 31 Kilked Atlantic 21, Apr 20 Kilmore Quay Mersey. Mar 14, 17, May 8 and 24 Kinghorn Atlantic 75, Mar 18, 19, Apr 20 and May 11 (Twice) Kippford D Class, Apr 13, May 2, 24 and 29 Kirkwall Severn, Mar 16 Kyle of Lochalsh Atlantic 75, Apr 21, May 2 and 23 Largs Atlantic 75. Mar 15, Mar 20. Apr 16. May 12. 17, 24, 25, 29 and 31 (Three Times) Larne Waveney, Apr 9, May 3 and 29 Lerwick Severn. Mar 7, 25 and Apr 10 Little & Broad Haven D Class, Apr 12 and May 25 Littlehampton Atlantic 21, Apr 5, 20 and May 8 Llandudno Mersey. May 23 and 29 D Class, Apr 20, May 9,15.16, 17. 19 and 25 Lochinver Arun, Mar 24, 25, May 9, 10.11.

17 and 29 Lowestoft Relief Waveney, Apr 6, 21, May 17. 23 and 28 Lyme Regis Atlantic 75. Mar 22, Apr 11,12, 14, 28, May 16, 21.27. 28 and 30 Lymington Atlantic 21. Apr 13 Lvtham St. Annes Relief Mersey, Mar 28, Apr 25, 28 and May 9 D Class, Mar 1, Apr8, 10 and May 19 Mablethorpe D Class, Mar 28. Apr 12.14 and May 26 Continued..

Macduff Atlantic 21, Mar 5, 30, May 7, 12, 13 and 26 (Twice) Mallaig Arun. Mar 3, 27. Apr 3. 8, 10. 17, May 2, 10, 16, 24, 26 and 30 (Twice) Marazion D Class, Apr 16, 17andMay3l Margate Mersey, May 12 and 14 D Class, Mar 11, 28, Apr 3, 12.

25, 26, May 10 (Twice) and 24 Minehead D Class, May 23 (Twice) Atlantic 75, Mar 31. Apr?, 20, May 17, 23 and 28 Moelfre Tyne, Mar 28, May 29 and 31 D Class, Mar 28, Apr 14 and May 17 Montrose Relief Mersey, Apr 6, 7 and May 3 D Class, Apr 6, 7 (Twice) and May 3 Morecambe D Class, Apr 19, May 10,18,19 and 22 Mudeford Atlantic 21, Mar 8,15,16,19, Apr 4. 5, 9, 20, 30, May 17 (Twice). 19, 23 (Twice! and 27 New Brighton Atlantic 75, Mar 15 (Twice), 21, 27, Apr 21, 28, May 13, 19and 20 New Quay (Cardiganshire) Mersey, May 26 D Class, May 26 and 31 Newbiggin Atlantic 21, May 4 Newcastle (Co Down) D Class, Apr 12 and May 3 Newhaven Arun, Apr 10. May 15 (Twice), 17 (Twice), 18 and 25 (Three Times) New/quay (Cornwall) D Class. May 26 Atlantic 75, May 26 North Berwick D Class, Mar 14. 15, May 1.9 and 27 North Sunderland Mersey. Mar 6 and Apr 28 D Class, Mar 6 and 13 Oban Trent, Mar9, 18, 20, 22. Apr?.

12,14 (Twice), 19 (Twice) 30 (Twice). May 4. 5,15,16 (Twice), 24 and 26 Padstow Tyne, May 1 (Twice) and 12 Penarth D Class, Mar 11, April, 12, May 12, 24 (Twice) and 29 Atlantic 75, Mar 8, 15, Apr 9, May 3, 4. 24 and 25 Penlee Arun, Apr 3. 20, 25 (Twice), May 10,17, 24 and 27 Peter-head Tyne, Mar 24, 28, Apr 2, 25, May 2 and 16 Poole Brede, Marl, 11, Apr 13, 25, 26.

May 2. 24 and 25 Atlantic 75, Mar 1,6, 11,22 (Twice), Apr 9, 11. 13,25,26,27.

28 (Twice), 29, May 2 (Twice), 4, 7. 17. 19,23,24 (Twice), 25 (Twice) and 30 Port Erin Atlantic 21, May 13 Port Isaac DClass.MarS, 19, 21,29, Apr 14 (Twice). May 1 and 28 Port St. Mary Trent, May 13 D Class. Apr 30 and May 13 Port Talbot D Class, May 2. 10. 17,20,22 and 28 (Twice) Portaferry Atlantic 75, Mar 6, 18 and Apr 20 Porthcawl Atlantic 75, Mar 18, Apr 26, May 13 (Twice), 17 (Three Times) and 19 Porthdinllaen Tyne, Apr 13, May3and 10 Portpatrick Tyne, May 13, 23,26 and 31 Portree Trent. Mar 9, 14, 27, Apr 13 and May 23 Portrush D Class, Apr 5, 18, May 10, 15 and 24 Portsmouth D Class, Apr 1 (Twice) and 17 Atlantic 75, Mar 4. 22, 25, Apr 1 (Twice), 5, 17, 29, May 6, 10,23 (Twice). 24 (Three Times) and 31 Pwllheli Mersey. Apr 6, 11 and May 2 Queensferry Atlantic 75, Mar 8, 15, 16,29, May 12, 18, 23and25 Ramsgate Trent, Mar 8, May 3,10, 20 and 30 Atlantic21,Marl9.26,May17 (Twice), 20. 23, 28, 29 and 31 Red Bay Atlantic 75. Apr 14. 29, May 3 (Twice) and 17 Redcar D Class, Mar13 and 29 Atlantic 21, Mar 13, 14 (Twice), 29, Apr 27, May 23 and 24 Rhyl D Class, Apr 14. 16. May 2 and 16 Rock D Class, Apr 9,12 (Twice) and May 3 (Twice) Rosslare Harbour Arun, Apr 3. 30 and May 29 Rye Harbour Atlantic 75, Apr 1, May 4, 10 (Twice), 15. 16 (Twice) and 17 St. Abbs Atlantic 21, May 22, 25 and 28 St. Agnes D Class. Mar 15, Apr 11 and 13 St. Bees Atlantic 75, Mar 14, 22, Apr 6.

May 5 and 15 St. Catherine Atlantic 21, Apr 13 and May 9 St. Davids Tyne, May 3, 25 and 29 D Class, Apr 10, 11, May 3 and 27 St. Helier Waveney, Mar 21, 22, Apr 13, May8, 16, 23, 24 and 26 St. Ives Mersey, May 10, 14 and 27 D Class, May 21 and 30 (Twice) St. Peter Port Severn, Mar 21, Apr 15. May 25, 26 and 30 Salcombe Tyne, Mar 28, Apr 25. May 10.

19, 23 and 30 Scarborough Mersey, Apr 10, 19and25 D Class, Apr 8 Selsey Tyne, Apr 5, 14, 23 and May 3 (Twice) DClass, Marie. May3, 13,24, 29 (Twice) and 30 Sennen Cove D Class, Mar 24, Apr 28 and May 15 Sheemess Trent, Mar 21. May 10, 18,25 and 31 D Class, Mar 4, 11,21,29, Apr 4, May 16. 17, 18, 23 and 31 Sheringham Atlantic 75, Mar 5. Apr 3, May 11, 12, 25 and 29 Shoreham Harbour Tyne. Mar 7, 19. Apr 24, May 16 and 17 D Class, Mar 19, Apr 18, 24, May 6, 10, 16, 20 and 25 (Four Times) Silloth Atlantic 75, May 24, 29, 30 and 31 Skegness Mersey, Apr 11 (Twice) and May 26 D Class. Mar 30 and May 25 Skerries Atlantic 21. Mar 7, May 18.21, 27 and 31 (Twice) Southend-on-Sea 0 Class, Mar 12. 14 (Twice), Apr 5, 29, May 1, 17 and 31 (Twice) Atlantic 21, Mar 19, 21, Apr 1, 5, 6,10. 19 (Twice), 29, May 3. 8, 9. 10. 16, 17.22,24.25 (Twice) and 31 Southwold Atlantic 21, Mar 26 and Apr 26 Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21, May 03 Stornoway Arun, Mar 3 and Apr 9 Sunderland Trent, Mar 17. 24. 29, Apr 13, 30.

May 3, 4. 5, 8, 17 (Twice), 27 and 30 D Class, Mar 24, 27, Apr 13, 21, 30, May 4, 5, 12 and 17 (Twice) Swanage Mersey, Apr 10, 25 and 26 D Class, Apr 13 (Twice) and May 4 -, Teesmouth Tyne. Mar 13, 22, 29' 9, 22, 25 and 23 Teignmouth Atlantic 21, Mar 24, Apr 2, (Twice), 26. May 8,16 and 29 Tenby Tyne, Apr 2, May 13, 21, 22 anc 29 D Class. AprS, 26, 29, May 3, 4, 14, 19, 28 and 29 The Lizard Tyne. Apr 6. May 9 (Twice), 23 and 30 The Mumbles Tyne, May 2 and 8 (Twice) D Class, Marl, Apr 9,14. May 6,16. 17 and 24 (Twice) Thurso Arun. Apr 17, 18, 26 and May 10 (Twice) Tighnabruaich Atlantic 75, Apr 13, May 2 and 25 Atlantic 21, Apr 6 Tobermory Arun, Apr 3 and 17 Torbay Arun, Marl,.9, 15. 16, 17, 18, 23, 29, Apr 2 (Twice), May 1,4, 9. 20, 25 and 30 (Twice) D Class, Mar 1. 18. Apr 10 (Twice), 12,25, May 10, 13, 14, 15, 17. 20, 21, 23, 25 and 26 Tramore D Class, Mar 22 Trearddur Bay Atlantic 75, Apr 7, 26, May 2, 3, 9,10 and 22 (Twice) Troon Arun, Mar 14, Apr 17 (Twice), 21, 29, May 2, 17 and 26 Tynemouth Arun, Mar 6. 29 (Twice). Apr 3, May 4, 9 and 30 D Class, May 30 Valentia Severn, Mar 24, Apr 11,14, May 3 and 5 Walmer D Class, May 20 Atlantic 21, Apt 9, 26, May 4,11, 13, 17 and 20 Walton & Frinton Tyne, Mar 8, 10, Apr 21 and 30 Wells Mersey, May 11 and 12 D Class, May 11. 12 and 26 West Kirby D Class, Mar 30 West Mersea Atlantic 21. Mar 7, 29.30, Apr 3, 9, 11 (Twice). 18 (Twice), 22, May 10, 14, 15, 17 (Twice), 25 (Three Times) and 30 (Three Times) Weston-Super-Mare D Class, Mar 6. Apr 10, 18, May 2,16 and 17 Atlantic 21, Apr 18, May 3 and 16 Weymouth Arun, Mar 27, 28, 29, Apr 2. 5 and 19 Atlantic 75, May 18 Atlantic 21, Mar 1,5, 28, Apr 3 (Twice), 5, 12,13, 14, 24. 29 and May 7 (Twice) Whttby Trent, Mar 6 (Twice). 15, 20, Apr 25, 27, May 22 and 29 (Twice) D Class, Mar 19, Apr 11. 14 and 27 Whitstable Atlantic 21, Mar 6, 7, 8, 21. Apr 1.4, 12, 22, 29, May 8 (Twice), 9 (Three Times), 16,17,24, 25 (Twice). 28 and 31 (Twice) Wick Trent. Mar 6, 9, Apr 27 and May 8 Wicklow Tyne, May 25 Withernsea D Class, May 17 and 24 Workington Tyne, Apr 6 and May 14 Yarmouth (I.O.W.) Arun, Mar 4 (Twice). 28 (Twice), Apr 9, 12.21 and May 19 Youghal Atlantic 21, Mar 30 and May 27 On Passage.

O.N. 1234 Trent. Apr 25 and May 4 O.N. 1232 Severn, Apr 2 O.N. 1133 Relief Tyne. May8 and 10 O.N. 1110 Tyne, Apr 25 The services listed are for those which returns had been received at RNLI Headquarters by 27 July 1998. There may be other services for which returns had not been received..