Queensferry Lifeboat Station
RNLI Lifeboat Station in South Queensferry, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RNLI Lifeboat Station in South Queensferry, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queensferry Lifeboat Station is an RNLI[1] station located in the town of South Queensferry within the boundary of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland in the United Kingdom.[2] The station is currently equipped with an Atlantic 85[3] lifeboat the Jimmy Cairncross (B-851) on station since 6 September 2012.
Queensferry Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Hawes Pier, Hawes Brae, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9TB |
Town or city | South Queensferry |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°59′27.4″N 03°23′7.9″W |
Opened | 1967 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
The current station is located at the Hawes pier just west of the Forth Rail Bridge. The station provides a marine search and rescue service on the River Forth covering the area upstream and downstream of South Queensferry. It complements the flanking station at Kinghorn. The present boathouse and station facilities were constructed and opened in 2012.[1]
Op. No.[lower-alpha 1] | Name | In service [4] | Class | Comments |
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D-145 | Unnamed | 1967–1971 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
D-176 | Unnamed | 1971–1972 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
B-505 | Major Osman Gabriel | 1972–1975 | B-class (Atlantic 21) | |
B-521 | Mary Livingstone | 1975–1981 | B-class (Atlantic 21) | |
B-551 | Constance MacNay | 1981–1997 | B-class (Atlantic 21) | |
B-735 | Donald and Ethel Macrae | 1997–2012 | B-class (Atlantic 75) | |
B-851 | Jimmie Cairncross | 2012– | B-class (Atlantic 85) | [5] |
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