Yarmouth Lifeboat Station
| Yarmouth Lifeboat Station | |
|---|---|
Yarmouth Lifeboat Station | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Location | The Boatshed |
| Address | Quay Street |
| Town or city | Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0PQ |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°42′22.1″N 1°30′01.7″W / 50.706139°N 1.500472°W |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Masonry, Brick, Concrete |
| Website | |
| Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Yarmouth Lifeboat station (not to be confused with Great Yarmouth and Gorleston) is located at Yarmouth, a harbour town overlooking the Solent, on the north-west coast of the Isle of Wight.
A lifeboat managed by a local committee was stationed at Yarmouth for two years from 1868, before being relocated in 1870, to a new station established at Totland Bay. In 1924, for the arrival of a motor-powered lifeboat, the Totland Bay station, now managed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), was closed, and a new station established at Yarmouth.
The station currently operates the 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) (ON 1249), a Severn-class All-weather lifeboat, on station since 2001.