St Agnes Lifeboat Station

St Agnes Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Town	St Agnes, Cornwall
Location	Trevaunance Cove, Quay Road, St Agnes, Cornwall, UK
- coordinates	50°19′9″N 5°12′6″W / 50.31917°N 5.20167°WCoordinates: 50°19′9″N 5°12′6″W / 50.31917°N 5.20167°W
Founded	1968
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Visitation	By appointment only

St Agnes Lifeboat Station (based in St Agnes, Cornwall, UK) opened in 1968.^[1] The station's lifeboats have been sponsored by BBC's Blue Peter programme, mostly being named Blue Peter IV.^[2]

In 1978, and again in 2005, the Duke of Kent visited the station in his role as president of the RNLI.^[3]

The station has always been an inshore lifeboat station, and until October 2015 operated a D-class (IB1) lifeboat called Blue Peter IV.

The current boat, D-787 XKalibur, was generously funded by The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and donations from the local and wider community.

Fleet

Dates in service	Class	Op. No.	Name	Comments
1967–1972	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-148	Blue Peter IV
1972–1981	D-class	D-215	Blue Peter IV
1981–1984	D-class	D-197	Blue Peter IV	Originally unnamed until allocated to St Agnes
1984–1994	D-class	D-305	Blue Peter IV
1994–2005	D-class (EA16)	D-453	Blue Peter IV
2005–2015	D-class (IB1)	D-641	Blue Peter IV
20015–present	D-class (IB1)	D-787	XKalibur

Awards

The crew of St Agnes have received the following awards:

• 2 x Framed Letter of Thanks
• 6 x Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum
• 2 x Silver Medals

References

1. RNLI: St Agnes Lifeboat Station History
2. "Lifeboat will 'make coast safer'". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
3. "Duke of Kent to make return visit to St Agnes Lifeboat Station". Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

• RNLI station information