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40: 31: 56: 63: 253:, London, a 30-foot Self-righting 'pulling and sailing' (P&S) lifeboat, one using oars and sail, which cost £190, and a new boathouse was constructed, costing a further £205. With all costs again met by funds raised in 245:
Finding crew for the boat was proving difficult at the remote location, and so in 1844, the boat was moved to a new station at Sutton-on-Sea. She would go on to launch 7 more times over the next twenty years, rescuing 28.
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and served a further 5 years, before joining the relief fleet. The station building in Sutton-on-Sea still stands, and is currently the Meridale Centre.
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Two matching 31-foot self-righting lifeboats were funded at the bequest of Miss Caroline Berrey, constructed by Hansen in 1888. One was provided to
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Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.
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A lifeboat was first stationed here by the Lincolnshire Coast Shipwreck Association (LCSA) in 1844, although it was preceded by a station at
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With a record of 8 launches and 5 lives saved over a period of 25 years, Sutton lifeboat station was closed in 1913.
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With only a small number of launches and few lives saved over a 25-year period, the station was closed in 1913.
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LCSA transferred their lifeboats and stations to the RNLI in 1864. A new boat was ordered from Forrestt of
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In July 1835, the Lincolnshire Coast Shipwreck Association (LCSA) decided to place a lifeboat at
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24-foot non-self-righting lifeboat, built by Bell & Grange, of Grimsby
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as some funds were raised in the city. John Shaw was appointed Coxswain.
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31-foot (10-oared) Self-righting lifeboat, built by Hansen, costing £300
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would be launched 5 times in 16 years, but with no lives saved.
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30-foot (8-oared) Self-righting lifeboat, built by Forrestt of
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The Story of the Mablethorpe and North Lincolnshire Lifeboats
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30-foot (8-oared) Self-righting lifeboat, built by Wolfe of
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The boat was only launched once, in 1843, to the aid of the
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from 1835. Management of the station was handed over to the
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Sutton Lifeboat Station is located in Lincolnshire
RNLI
Sutton on Sea
Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates
53°18′51.1″N 0°16′58.8″E / 53.314194°N 0.283000°E / 53.314194; 0.283000
Sutton-on-Sea
Lincolnshire
Huttoft
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Huttoft
schooner
Sunderland
King's Lynn
Huttoft
Limehouse
Birmingham
brig
Ostend
Sunderland
Ingoldmells
barque
Denmark
London
Chapel Lifeboat Station
Cemlyn
List of RNLI stations

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