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278:(B-821) and
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219:(Towan Head)
1671:Church Cove
1612:Sennen Cove
1449:Denton 2010
1437:Denton 2010
1425:Denton 2010
1413:Denton 2010
1401:Denton 2010
1389:Denton 2010
1377:Denton 2010
1365:Denton 2010
1353:Denton 2010
1338:Denton 2010
1323:Denton 2010
1311:Denton 2010
1273:Denton 2010
1261:Denton 2010
1246:Denton 2010
1018:Atlantic 85
916:Atlantic 75
890:Atlantic 21
636:Culercoates
578:Rye Harbour
576:Served at
273:Atlantic 85
228:11 May 1988
137: /
112:Coordinates
1771:Categories
1726:Portmellon
1721:Porthleven
1691:Mevagissey
1617:The Lizard
1592:Port Isaac
1497:(archived)
1489:(archived)
1487:in Fore St
1479:(archived)
1477:under sail
1296:24 January
1201:Leach 2006
1137:13 January
1083:References
951:2005â2014
927:1996â2005
901:1995â2007
853:Phyl Clare
846:1994â1996
831:Zodiac IV
823:(no name)
817:1984â1994
806:Zodiac III
799:(no name)
793:1980â1984
777:(no name)
771:1979â1980
755:(no name)
749:1969â1979
733:(no name)
727:1967â1968
707:(no name)
701:1965â1967
675:At Newquay
640:Ilfracombe
615:1940â1945
608:The Lizard
589:1920â1934
559:1917â1920
533:1899â1917
507:1892â1899
490:and named
466:1873â1892
444:1865â1873
422:1860â1865
401:At Newquay
225:Designated
208:â Grade II
125:05°05â˛14âłW
122:50°24â˛59âłN
1711:Polkerris
1633:St Mary's
1036:Enid Mary
783:RFD PB16
761:RFD PB16
739:RFD PB16
696:Comments
644:Criccieth
630:Liverpool
526:Hope Cove
480:Standard
417:Comments
374:Lifeboats
285:(D-773).
283:Enid Mary
269:lifeboats
1752:St Agnes
1706:Penzance
1686:Marazion
1676:Coverack
1666:Cadgwith
1659:Cornwall
1602:St Agnes
1562:Falmouth
1550:Cornwall
1290:Archived
1288:. RNLI.
1131:Archived
1055:See also
715:RFD PB16
265:Cornwall
85:Location
1797:Newquay
1736:Portloe
1607:St Ives
1582:Padstow
1577:Newquay
908:Phyllis
680:Op. No.
667:(B-821)
492:Sabrina
393:(ON426)
338:D-class
315:Padstow
307:slipway
289:History
261:Newquay
237:1312227
214:Feature
178:Website
158: (
103:Country
95:Address
89:Newquay
1701:Newlyn
1587:Penlee
1184:
1032:D-773
1029:2014â
1006:B-821
1003:2007â
982:B-717
930:D-497
904:B-715
875:B-539
849:D-406
820:C-511
796:D-278
774:D-192
752:D-171
730:D-110
687:Class
450:Joshua
428:Joshua
414:Class
411:Built
368:vellum
348:Awards
150:Opened
1681:Hayle
1567:Fowey
1046:2014
1022:2007
996:1995
979:2007
972:2005
955:D-636
944:1996
941:EA16
920:1995
894:1978
872:1995
865:1990
839:D-511
834:1984
810:1980
786:1971
764:1969
742:1967
720:1965
704:D-55
690:Type
684:Name
626:1937
600:1903
570:1900
548:1899
518:1892
477:1865
454:1865
436:Peake
432:1860
408:Name
361:Osten
326:sails
168:Owner
1597:Rock
1572:Looe
1557:Bude
1298:2024
1182:ISBN
1139:2024
1127:RNLI
1043:IB1
861:EA16
693:New
618:794
592:509
562:453
536:426
510:331
469:210
322:oars
187:.org
185:rnli
172:RNLI
160:1994
153:1994
77:Type
968:IB1
405:ON
324:or
271:,
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