Salcombe Lifeboat Station

Salcombe Lifeboat Station
Salcombe
General information
Type	Lifeboat Station
Location	Union Street, TQ8 8BZ
Country	England
Coordinates	50°14′19″N 3°46′00″W / 50.2386°N 3.7668°W / 50.2386; -3.7668
Opened	At South Sands 1869 Present station 1922
Owner	RNLI
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Lifeboat house (South Sands)
Designated	27 February 1974
Reference no.	1289243[1]

Salcombe Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Salcombe, Devon in England. The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1869. The Salcombe Lifeboat has twice capsized, in 1916 with the loss of 13 lives, and in 1983 with no loss of life. Since 2008 the station has operated a Tamar-class all weather boat (ALB) and an Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat (ILB).