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261:
256:
252:
247:Nichols and
242:
235:
218:
214:
204:
202:
164:
163:
15:
1470:Church Cove
1411:Sennen Cove
1212:21 December
1042:21 December
803:from 1999.
762:Diana White
742:display at
702:The Newbons
533:Description
226:Tamar-class
189:Tamar-class
185:Sennen Cove
127: /
102:Coordinates
58:Sennen Cove
1570:Categories
1525:Portmellon
1520:Porthleven
1490:Mevagissey
1416:The Lizard
1391:Port Isaac
1143:7 February
1121:7 February
1016:References
940:2004â2013
922:1996â2004
911:Sea Ranger
904:1995â1996
886:1994â1995
870:At Sennen
780:1991â1998
752:1973â1991
734:Barry Dock
714:1948â1973
693:1922â1948
681:Ann Newbon
672:1893â1922
649:1880â1893
625:1864â1880
612:(no name)
605:1853â1864
583:At Sennen
222:Tyne-class
216:provided.
173:Land's End
112:50°04â˛41âłN
1510:Polkerris
1432:St Mary's
965:Amy Brown
809:1998â2010
738:Tynemouth
600:Comments
556:St Mary's
275:Tungufoss
220:a longer
209:boathouse
115:5°42â˛13âłW
1551:St Agnes
1505:Penzance
1485:Marazion
1475:Coverack
1465:Cadgwith
1458:Cornwall
1401:St Agnes
1361:Falmouth
1349:Cornwall
978:See also
257:Fairport
245:Coxswain
181:lifeboat
177:Cornwall
83:Location
1535:Portloe
1406:St Ives
1381:Padstow
1376:Newquay
893:Anthony
874:Op. No.
816:47-016
773:Tauanga
590:Op. No.
560:St Ives
199:History
91:Country
1581:Sennen
1500:Newlyn
1386:Penlee
1166:
1117:. RNLI
1097:
1072:
1038:. RNLI
961:D-763
958:2013-
943:D-624
925:D-490
907:D-448
889:D-450
844:16-14
838:2010â
795:Mersey
786:12-19
767:Rother
758:37-28
728:Watson
597:Class
140:Opened
1480:Hayle
1366:Fowey
881:Type
878:Name
853:Tamar
841:1294
813:1121
801:Amble
783:1176
616:Peake
594:Name
253:Devon
148:Owner
1396:Rock
1371:Looe
1356:Bude
1214:2010
1164:ISBN
1145:2024
1123:2024
1095:ISBN
1070:ISBN
1044:2010
934:EA16
916:EA16
898:EA16
831:Wick
825:Tyne
755:999
736:and
717:856
696:674
675:357
652:182
143:1853
76:RNLI
72:Type
970:IB1
952:IB1
586:ON
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1052:^
1023:^
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