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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 Queensferry Lifeboat Station | |
  Location of Queensferry Lifeboat station near Edinburgh | |
| 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 / 55.990944°N 3.385528°W |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Queensferry's Atlantic 85 class lifeboat - the Jimmy Cairncross
Location
editThe 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]
Awards
edit- 1974 A Framed Letters of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Major General Ralph H Farrant CB, awarded to the crew R Mackay, J Smith and G McAlpine for the rescue of a man in very severe conditions when his small dinghy was washed onto the Swallow Craig rock on 8 December.
- 2010 For services to the Institution, Thomas James Robertson, the former Lifeboat Operations Manager and current chairman, was honoured by Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday Honours with an MBE.
- 2016 Donald Quate was presented with the Long Service Award for his dedication over the years to the charity, joining the station as a volunteer in 1976 as a crew member then helmsman and now Deputy Launch Authority.
Queensferry Lifeboats
edit| Op. No.[a] | Name | In service [4] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
- ^ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Queensferry Lifeboat Station – RNLI website". Home page of the Queensferry station. RNLI © 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Map of Edinburgh - OS Explorer Map 350 (Musselburgh & Queensferry). Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey. Publishing Date:05/07/2017. ISBN 9780319246016
- ^ "B class - RNLI website". RNLI © 2019.
- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.
- ^ "Prince Philip and Sir Jack went to sea". Dundas Castle. Retrieved 8 January 2024.