Whitstable Lifeboat Station

Whitstable Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Whitstable Lifeboat Station.
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Country	England
County	Kent
Region	South East England
District	City of Canterbury
Town	Whitstable
Location	Whitstable Lifeboat Station, The Harbour, Whitstable, CT5 1AB.
- coordinates	51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°ECoordinates: 51°21′45″N 1°1′32″E / 51.36250°N 1.02556°E
Material	Fabricated steelwork clad with timber, and concrete
Founded	1963
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Whitstable Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the Whitstable in the English county of Kent.^[1] The station was established in 1963.^[2] The current lifeboat on the station is a B-class (Atlantic 85) which is named Lewisco (B-877) which has been on the station since 2014.^[3]

Fleet

Dates in service	Class	Op No	Name
1963–1965	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-2	unnamed
1965	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-24	unnamed
1965	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-28	unnamed
1965–1968	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-45	unnamed
1968–1969	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-49	unnamed
1969–1970	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-45	unnamed
1970–1974	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-182	unnamed
1974–1984	Atlantic 21-class	B-516	unnamed
1984–2000	Atlantic 21-class	B-560	British Diver
2000–2014	Atlantic 75-class	B-764	Oxford Town & Gown
2014–present	Atlantic 85-class	B-877	Lewisco

Gallery

• Whistable Lifeboat Station
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  Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat

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  Oxford Town and Gown (B 764) Atlantic 75-class lifeboat, just after launch

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References

1. OS Explorer Map 150 – Canterbury & the Isle of Thanet.Published: Ordnance Survey – Southampton. ISBN 978 0 319 2351 88.
2. "RNLI Lifeboats". Whitstable Lifeboat Station – Home page. RNLI - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
3. "B-Class Atlantic 75 production list". List of the Atlantic 75 lifeboats – Operation No. and place and date of service. Lifeboat World online - Copyright 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.