Teignmouth Lifeboat Station
B809 - Atlantic 85 -'The Two Annes'
XP32 - XP class 2.8m inflatable
Teignmouth Lifeboat Station
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| Teignmouth Lifeboat Station B809 - Atlantic 85 -'The Two Annes' XP32 - XP class 2.8m inflatable |
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| TEIGNMOUTH LIFEBOATS - History | ||
| 1851 | The Teignmouth |
Provided by the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society at a cost of £124 0s 0d |
| 1844 | The RNLI took over the lifeboat station | |
| 1857 | First recorded service - 2 saved from Pilot Boat and 2 lost | |
| 1862 | Boathouse built on The Den, with doors facing The Ness at a cost of £223. 3s 0d | |
| 1863 | Boathouse rebuilt with doors facing the harbour Silver Medal awarded to Coxswain John B Bulkeley for 'his long and gallant service'. |
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China |
The RNLI's experimental iron lifeboat the 'China' arrived for trials | |
| 1864 |  China (2) |
The iron-hulled experimental lifeboat was replaced by a conventional wooden-hulled, ten-oared lifeboat, also called the China. Both of the China's were defrayed by money donated by the staff of Gilman and Company who traded in Shanghai and Hong Kong |
| 1870 | A Silver Medal was awarded to 2nd Coxswain William Stuggins on his retirement for 'long and gallant service'. | |
| 1880 | Arnold |
The China was renamed Arnold in recognition of fund-raising efforts by Mr B Arnold, Chairman of the Devon & Cornwall Lifeboat Bazaar |
| 1887 |  Arnold (2) |
A new 34ft ten-oared lifeboat went on station also called the Arnold, built at a cost of £297.0s 0d |
| 1894 | Alfred Staniforth |
A new 34ft ten-oared self-righting lifeboat was delivered but never entered service. The Arnold remained the Teignmouth lifeboat |
| 1896 |  Alfred Staniforth (2) |
A second Alfred Staniforth took up lifeboat duties. This new lifeboat was provided by a legacy of Mrs Staniforth of Broomhall, Sheffield (£481 0s 0d) |
| 1907 |  |
On October 10th the schooner "Tehwija of Riga" dragged her anchors in a strong SSW gale with a very heavy sea, and ran aground on the outer part of Pole Sands. Exmouth lifeboat, being to leeward, launched but could not get near her, so the 'Alfred Staniforth' in appaling conditions. One heavy sea broke into the lifeboat knocking down every man, and every oar went overboard, the boat being driven back towards the harbour. A fresh start was made and this time the dangerous task of crossing the bar was accomplished in safety. |
| 1930 |  Henry Finlay |
A similar but newer 35ft, ten-oared and self-righting lifeboat, previously stationed at Macrihanish in Scotland came on station. |
| 1940 | The station closed for the war - the lifeboat was sold for £200 0s 0d | |
| 1990 | Lord Brotherton |
Atlantic 21 class inshore lifeboat B538 The station re-opened for evaluation and became fully operational on November 3rd This lifeboat was provided from the generous legacies of Mrs DV McGriggar Phillips, Mr RK Talbot and a special appeal to the people of Leeds |
| 1991 | The original boathouse was re-acquired and converted for the new class of inshore lifeboat | |
 Frank & Dorothy |
This Atlantic 21 class inshore lifeboat provided by the bequest (£56,000) of Mrs Dorothy North in memory of her husband Frank went on station December 11th 1991. | |
| 2006 |  The Two Annes |
Atlantic 85 class inshore lifeboat went on service August 1st 2006 |
| As part of the maintenance and refitting programme of RNLI lifeboats, the following Atlantic 21 Relief lifeboats have been stationed at Teignmouth since 1990 - B533, B569, B515 VE Webber, B526 The Quiver and B549 Blenwatch | ||