Sheerness Lifeboat Station

Sheerness Lifeboat Station
General information
Type	RNLI Lifeboat Station
Location	Sheerness Lifeboat Station, Sheerness Docks, Garrison Point, Sheerness, ME12 1RS
Country	England
Coordinates	51°26′46″N 0°44′37″E
Opened	1969
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Sheerness Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in the English county of Kent. The station is on the north coast of the county, strategically placed at the mouth of the River Medway and close the busy Thames estuary. It is a relatively new station only being established in 1969 when a lifeboat was stationed in the Harbour.

Evaluation

In 1969 the Institution decided to send a lifeboat - the Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde (ON 1017) - to Sheerness for evaluation. Following a successful appraisal the RNLI decided to establish a permanent station in 1971.

Fleet

All weather lifeboats

Dates in service	Class	ON	Op. No.	Name	Comments
1969	Keith Nelson-class	ON 1017	40-001	Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde	Boat on station for evaluation prior to establishment of station
1971–1974	46 ft Watson-class	ON 847		Gertrude
1974–1996	Waveney-class	ON 1027	44-009	Helen Turnbull
1996–2021	Trent-class	ON 1211	14-13	George and Ivy Swanson
2021–present	Shannon-class	ON 1345	13-38	Mrs. Judith Copping Joyce	Delivered 28 May 2021

Inshore lifeboats

Dates in service	Class	Op. No.	Name
1972–1977	D-class (RFD PB16)	D-145	unnamed
1977–1988	D-class (Zodiac III)	D-253	unnamed
1988–1996	D-class (EA16)	D-362	Kensington Rescuer
1996–2006	D-class (EA16)	D-513	Seahorse I
2006–2016	D-class (IB1)	D-662	Eleanor
2016 – present	D-class (IB1)	D-799	Buster