Fishguard Lifeboat Station

Fishguard Lifeboat Station (based in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station.

Located on the quay between Fishguard railway station and the northern breakwater, the station is staffed by two crews and has around 30 members.

Operating two lifeboats, a Trent-class lifeboat 14-03 Blue Peter VII (ON 1198) and an inshore D-class lifeboat Edward Arthur Richardson (D-789), it is one of seven stations with a lifeboat funded by the BBC children's television series Blue Peter.



History
The station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry including, in 1847, two RNLI Silver Medals to Martha and Margaret Llewellyn. The RNLI took over the station in 1855.

In May 1874 the RNLI awarded the Fishguard lifeboat No.1 crew £27 for their lifesaving services over the previous month; they included saving a total of 17 crew from the schooners J.T.S., Squirrel and Gem and the smack Lerry.

On 16 November 1882 the lifeboat attended 15 different vessels and saved 46 lives.

A slipway was built by the Great Western Railway in 1911 for a new boathouse; both were replaced in 1930. The lifeboat Charterhouse (ON563) was on station between 1909 and 1931, during which time her crews saved 47 lives. Her centenary was celebrated in 2009, still afloat and renamed Marian.

In February 1946 White Star was at sea for more than 24 hours in severe weather standing by the broken-down submarine HMS Universal (P57) and helping to rescue her crew.

No.1 Station
No.1 Station closed in 1907

Station Honours
The following are awards made to the crew of Fishguard Lifeboat Station. Twenty-eight medals have been awarded, 1 Gold, 18 Silver and 9 Bronze.


 * RNLI Gold Medal
 * John Howells, Coxswain - 1921


 * RNLI Silver Medal
 * Lieut Thomas Evans RN - 1834


 * Captain Thomas Evans RN - 1844


 * John Acraman, Merchant - 1845


 * John Evans, Master of the Schooner Royal George - 1847
 * William Jenkins - 1847


 * Martha Llewellyn - 1847
 * Margaret Llewellyn - 1847


 * William Rees, Acting Master - 1849


 * David Beddoe - 1861
 * Albert Furlong - 1861


 * James White, Coxswain - 1873


 * James White, Coxswain - 1875 (Second Service award)


 * James White, Coxswain - 1877 (Third Service award)


 * James Thomas, Coxswain - 1899


 * James Thomas, Coxswain Superintendent - 1906 (Second Service award)


 * Thomas Oakley Davies, Second Coxswain - 1921
 * Robert Edwin Simpson, Motor Mechanic - 1921
 * Thomas Holmes, crewman - 1921


 * RNLI Bronze Medal
 * W Devereux - 1921
 * T Duffin - 1921
 * J Gardiner - 1921
 * H M Mason - 1921
 * Thomas Perkins - 1921
 * John Rourke - 1921
 * William John Thomas - 1921
 * R Veal - 1921
 * P Whelan - 1921


 * The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
 * Captain W. Harries - 1874
 * W Jenkins - 1874
 * J.G. Annal - 1874


 * Stephen Done, Helmsman - 2007


 * A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
 * Francis George, Coxswain - 1984


 * Dr Joanne Boughton, crew member - 2007
 * Robert Lanham, crew member - 2007


 * Gold Watch, presented by The Queen of the Netherlands
 * John Howells, Coxswain - 1921


 * Silver Watch, presented by The Queen of the Netherlands
 * to each of the 12 members of the crew - 1921


 *  Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE)
 * Morris Lyndon Nicholls, Honorary Secretary - 1950


 * Francis George, Coxswain - 2003