Aberdeen Lifeboat Station
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.[1]
The station is currently equipped with a Severn-class lifeboat, the Bon Accord and a D-class (IB1) inshore lifeboat, the James Bissett Simpson.[1]
Fleet
No. 1 Station - All Weather Boats
| Dates in service |
Class |
ON |
Op. No. |
Name |
Comments |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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–present |
D-class (IB1) |
D-694 |
James Bissett Simpson |
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