Английская Википедия:Bridlington Lifeboat Station

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox building Bridlington Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat station based in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Having been instituted in 1805, it is the oldest working RNLI lifeboat location in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

A new lifeboat station was opened closer to the sea in September 2017, replacing an older facility built in 1903. There are two lifeboats based at Bridlington; a Шаблон:Lbc Class All-Weather Lifeboat (ALB), 13-22 Antony Patrick Jones (ON1329), and a D-Class Lifeboat Ernie Wellings (D-852).

History

In 1804, the residents of Bridlington raised the £150 needed to pay for a lifeboat, which became operational in 1805 with the first lifeboat house recorded as being operational in 1806. In December 1852, the local committee in charge of the boat relinquished control to the RNLI after they took the decision not to launch during bad weather. This was seen as the wrong decision, as three men on a stricken ship drowned, and so the committee decided the best option was to transfer control to the RNLI.Шаблон:Sfn

A lifeboat station was built near to the harbour, but was vacated in 1903 in favour of a new build slightly to the south along Marine Drive.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1871, a huge storm hit the east coast of England and became known as the Great Gale of 1871. Many boats were wrecked, including The Harbinger, a private lifeboat which is sometimes erroneously referred to as an RNLI boat. The storm took its toll on dozens of ships, which were trying to stay safe in Bridlington Bay, which was sometimes referred to as the Bay of Safety. Between 70 and 150 people died, including six members of the lifeboat crew from The Harbinger. At the time, the RNLI boat was known as the Institution Boat and The Harbinger was known as the Fishermen's Boat.Шаблон:Sfn After the gale, it was commented upon by some, that the design of The Harbinger led to its capsizing. A local benefactor paid for a new boat (The Seagull), of a new design and paid for a lifeboathouse to accommodate it, something that The Harbinger never had and she later became weathered after being exposed to the elements.

Between 1884 and 1898, there was as secondary lifeboat in the village of Barmston some Шаблон:Convert to the south of Bridlington. This was crewed by the RNLI men from Bridlington, though how long it would take them to reach the lifeboathouse at Шаблон:Lbs from Bridlington is unknown.

A lifeboat station was opened in 1903 on South Marine Drive, and in 1921, along with Шаблон:Lbs Lifeboat Station, Bridlington undertook trials in launching lifeboats across open beaches into water with the aid of a specially adapted tractor.Шаблон:Sfn

In 2017, the previous lifeboat station on South Marine Drive in the town, was replaced with a larger facility on the seashore which enabled the RNLI to house both their All-Weather Lifeboat (ALB) and their Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) in the same facility. Previous to this, the ILB was housed in a separate facility from the ALB. The new build lifeboat station also allows the launch vehicle and boat to stay permanently fixed when not in use. This allows for a speedier deployment into the sea when an emergency call is made.

Notable launches

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Old Bridlington Lifeboat Station

Great Gale of 1871

Шаблон:Main The Bridlington RNLI Lifeboat was launched many times and rescued 16 people from three wrecked ships. The local rescue boat, Harbinger, a gift from Count Gustave Batthyany, also took to the sea and rescued sailors, but capsized and six of her crew of nine were drowned.

Seagull Lifeboat (1898)

After the sinking of The Harbinger, a private donation paid for a second lifeboat (outwith of the RNLI's responsibility) which was called The Seagull. This operated in conjunction with the RNLI lifeboat until 25 March 1898, when the RNLI were called out to rescue the crew of The Seagull. The Seagull had been dashed against the sea-wall and ropes had been thrown to aid the crew. One of the RNLI crewman who had been decorated for his bravery during the Great Gale of 1871, drowned during the rescue.Шаблон:Sfn

March 1915

Whilst the lifeboat was being launched to go to a stricken Minesweeper in Bridlington bay, one of the carriage horse riders was knocked off his horse, swept out to sea and drowned. Two of the horses and all twelve sailors aboard the minesweeper drowned too.

The Tillie Morrison, Sheffield (1952)

On 19 August 1952, two girls, Joan Ellis and Gillian Fox, were swimming in the sea off the coast at Flamborough when they got into difficulties. The Шаблон:Lbs lifeboat could not be launched as its slipway was under repair, so the Bridlington lifeboat, the Tillie Morrison, Sheffield was launched instead. Unfortunately, both girls drowned and during the search, and the lifeboat was capsized by rough seas, killing one of the lifeboatmen, bowman Robert Redhead. It was later speculated that the Bridlington lifeboat crew were unfamiliar with the area they were searching, and so were not aware of the dangerous waters around Flamborough Head. A plaque at Thornwick Bay commemorates the tragedy.

Bridlington Lifeboats

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, named the current Шаблон:Lbc Lifeboat in April 2018, but the boat had been operational since November 2017.

All-Weather Lifeboats

ONШаблон:Efn	Op. No.Шаблон:Efn	Name	In service	Class	Comments
		Unknown	Шаблон:Nowrap		Cost defrayed by Lloyd's of LondonШаблон:Sfn
		Unknown	1824–1865	28ft North Country-class (P&S)	Шаблон:Sfn
		Robert Whitworth	1865–1866	33ft Self-righting (P&S)	Шаблон:Sfn
		Robert Whitworth (II)	1866–1871	32ft Self-righting (P&S)	Шаблон:Sfn
		John Abbott	1871–1885	34ft Self-righting (P&S)	Шаблон:Sfn
9		William John & FrancisШаблон:Efn	1885–1898	34ft 1in Self-righting (P&S)
10		George and Jane Walker	1898–1899	35ft Self-righting (P&S)	This lifeboat was specially designed for Barmston. It spent 14 years at Шаблон:Lbs before being moved to Bridlington in 1898.Шаблон:Sfn
433		George and Jane Walker (II)	1899–1931	35ft Self-righting (P&S)
747		Stanhope Smart	1931–1947	Шаблон:Lbb	Шаблон:Sfn
851		Tillie Morrison, Sheffield	1947–1953	Шаблон:Lbb
914		Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II	1953–1967	Шаблон:Nowrap
980		William Henry and Mary King	1967–1988	Шаблон:Lbc	Шаблон:Sfn
1124	Шаблон:Nowrap	Шаблон:Nowrap	1988–1995	Шаблон:Lbc
1169	12-12	Marine Engineer	1995–2017	Шаблон:Lbc
1329	13-22	Anthony Patrick Jones	2017–	Шаблон:Lbc

Inshore Lifeboats

Op. No.	Name	In service	Class	Comments
D-92	Шаблон:Small	1966–1970	Шаблон:Nowrap	Шаблон:Sfn
D-188	The Lord Feoffees	1971–1983	Шаблон:Lbc	Шаблон:Sfn
D-299	The Lord Feoffees	1984–1991	Шаблон:Lbc	Шаблон:Sfn
D-426	Lords Feoffees II	1992–2000	Шаблон:Lbc
D-557	Lords Feoffees III	2000–2009	Шаблон:Lbc
D-721	Windsor Spirit	2009–2021	Шаблон:Lbc
D-852	Ernie Wellings	2021–	Шаблон:Lbc

See also

• List of RNLI stations
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats

References

Sources

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