New Brighton Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Address | Kings Parade |
Town or city | New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH45 2ND |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°26′22.1″N 3°02′50.2″W / 53.439472°N 3.047278°W |
Opened | 1827 / 1863 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
Website | |
New Brighton RNLI Lifeboat Station |
New Brighton Lifeboat Station is located on Kings Parade in the town of New Brighton, on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside. A lifeboat was first stationed at Magazines village by the Liverpool Dock Trustees in 1827. The station was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1863.[1]
The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, the Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No.51) (B-837), on station since 2009.[2]