Penlee Lifeboat Station | |
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General information | |
Type | Lifeboat Station |
Location | Newlyn |
Address | Newlyn Harbour, TR18 5HW |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50°06′14″N 5°32′55″W / 50.1039°N 5.5487°W |
Opened | At Penlee Point 1913 Current building 2019 |
Owner | RNLI |
Website | |
RNLI: Penlee lifeboat station | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Former Penlee Point lifeboat house, slipway, retaining and boundary walls, and memorial garden |
Designated | 17 February 2023 |
Reference no. | 1481300 |
Penlee Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations for Mount's Bay in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The lifeboat station operated at various locations in Penzance from the early 19th century. It moved to Penlee Point near Mousehole in 1913, thus gaining its current name, but was moved to Newlyn in 1983 without any change of name. The station is remembered for the loss of the entire lifeboat crew on 19 December 1981.