Aberdeen Lifeboat Station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aberdeen Lifeboat Station |
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| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | Victoria Dock Entrance, Waterloo Quay Aberdeen, Scotland AB11 5DF, UK |
| Country | Scotland, UK |
| Coordinates | 57°08′39″N 2°04′52″W / 57.14413°N 2.08103°W |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Aberdeen Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) marine-rescue facility in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Aberdeen was one of the first lifeboat stations to be established in Scotland, it was founded in 1802.
The station is currently equipped with a Severn-class lifeboat, the Bon Accord and a D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat, the Buoy Woody 85N.
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No. 1 Station - All Weather Boats
| Dates in service | Class | ON | Op. No. | Name | Comments |
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| 1802–1820 | Greathead-class 10 Oar | Run by Harbour Commission | |||
| No lifeboat | |||||
| 1841–1857 | 30ft Pulling | Run by Harbour Commission | |||
| 1857–1924 | Self-Righting Pulling | Bon Accord I | Run by Harbour Commission | ||
| 1925–1926 | Watson-class (Pulling & Sailing) | ON 505 | William Roberts | ||
| 1926–1951 | Barnett-class | ON 693 | Emma Constance | ||
| 1951–1958 | Barnett-class | ON 889 | HiltBriggs | ||
| 1958–1976 | Barnett-class | ON 944 | Ramsay Dyce | ||
| 1976–1998 | Arun-class | ON 1050 | 52-05 | B.P. Forties | |
| 1998–2000 | Arun-class | ON 1135 | 52-39 | Mickie Salvesen | |
| 2000–present | Severn-class | ON 1248 | 17-24 | Bon Accord | |
No. 2 Station - All Weather Boats (Beach/Surf)
| Dates in service | Class | ON | Name | Comments |
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| 1875–1924 | Self-Righting Pulling | Bon Accord II | Run by Harbour Commission | |
| 1925–1939 | Rubie-class Self-Righter (Pulling) | ON 669 | Robert and Ellen Robson | |
| 1939–1962 | Liverpool-class Motor | ON 827 | George and Elizabeth Gow |
Inshore lifeboats
| Dates in service | Class | Op. No. | Name | Comments |
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| 1968–1981 | D-class (RFD PB16) | D-168 | unnamed | |
| 1981–1989 | D-class (Zodiac III) | D-281 | Sewing Machine Times | |
| 1989–1998 | D-class (EA16) | D-386 | Trevor Edwin Jones | |
| 1998–2000 | D-class (EA16) | D-536 | Margaret II | |
| 2000–2018 | D-class (IB1) | D-694 | James Bissett Simpson | |
| 2018-present | D-class | D-830 | Buoy Woody 85N |
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