| Helensburgh Lifeboat Station | |
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.jpg) Helensburgh Lifeboat Station | |
  Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Address | Rhu Marina, Rhu, |
| Town or city | Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, G84 8LH |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°00′46.8″N 4°46′24.5″W / 56.013000°N 4.773472°W |
| Opened | June 1965 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Website | |
| Helensburgh RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Helensburgh Lifeboat Station is actually located at Rhu Marina, in the village of Rhu, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of the town of Helensburgh. The station is situated on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, at the entrance to Gare Loch, formerly in Dunbartonshire, now in the administrative region of Argyll and Bute.
An Inshore lifeboat was first stationed at Helensburgh by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in June 1965.[1]
The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Angus and Muriel Mackay (B-903), on station since 2017.[2]
- ^ "Helensburgh's station history". Helensburgh Lifeboat Station. RNLI. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 4–132.