Barry Dock Lifeboat Station
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Barry Dock Lifeboat Station (based in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) was opened by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1901.[1] In 1922 the station received its first motor lifeboat, and in 1973 it was provided with a second lifeboat, which was eventually withdrawn from service in 1979.[2]
Barry Dock Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | The Pierhead Buildings, The Outer Harbour, Barry Docks, Vale of Glamorgan, UK |
Country | Wales, UK |
Coordinates | 51°23′36″N 3°15′43″W |
Opened | 1901 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
The station then received a series of three different Arun-class lifeboats. The station currently operates a Trent-class lifeboat called Inner Wheel II and a D-class (IB1) lifeboat called Frances Mary Corscadden was allocated to the station in 2018. Barry Dock Lifeboat station has been allocated a Shannon-class class lifeboat to named Richard and Caroline Colton II that is due to arrive on Station early in 2024