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    South Broads Lifeboat Station
    South Broads Lifeboat Station is located in Suffolk
    South Broads Lifeboat Station
    Suffolk
    General information
    StatusClosed
    TypeRNLI Lifeboat Station
    LocationLowestoft, Suffolk
    CountryEngland
    Coordinates52°28′38.37″N 1°42′32.90″E / 52.4773250°N 1.7091389°E / 52.4773250; 1.7091389
    Opened2001
    ClosedNovember 2011
    Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

    South Broads Lifeboat Station was located at Oulton Broad, which refers to both the lake, the southernmost area of open water in the Broads system, and the suburb, to the east of the town of Lowestoft, in the English county of Suffolk.[1]

    A lifeboat station was established at Oulton Broad in 2001 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).[2]

    After just 10 years of operation, South Broads Lifeboat station was closed.[3]

    History

    South Broads Lifeboat Station was established as part of a pilot project, to place lifeboats on Inshore waterways. The station covered the southern area of The Broads network, an area of over 100 square miles (260 km2) of inland waterways including the River Waveney. Another station was established at the same time at Lough Erne. [4]

    The station primarily operated the D-class (EA16) Inshore lifeboat. The first one on station was named The Stanley Taylor (D-438), and had initially served at Tenby between 1993 and 2001. The lifeboat was the gift of Mrs Georgina Taylor, in memory of her late husband.[5][6]

    Closure

    The RNLI decided to close the station in January 2011 after a review, which recommended that lifesaving across The Broads would be more effectively covered from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station. Following the closure in November 2011, the station's D-class (IB1) Jean Ryall (D-714) and XP-class lifeboats were added to the RNLI relief fleet, and its 4x4 vehicle transferred to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. In the 10 years of operation, the station performed 194 rescues.[7]

    South Broads lifeboats

    D-class

    Op. No.[a] Name On Station[8] Class Comments
    D-438 The Stanley Taylor 2001–2004 D-class (EA16)
    D-449 Humphry and Nora Tollemanche II 2004–2005 D-class (EA16)
    D-493 Isabella Mary 2005 D-class (EA16)
    D-486 Eleanor and Catherine 2006–2007 D-class (EA16)
    D-492 Lawnflite 2006–2007 D-class (EA16)
    D-514 Lord Kitchener 2007–2010 D-class (EA16)
    D-714 Jean Ryall 2010–2011 D-class (IB1)

    Arancia-class

    Op. No.[a] Name On Station[9] Class Comments
    A-10 Unnamed 2003 Arancia-class Trials

    XP-class

    Op. No.[a] Name On Station Class Comments
    XP-5 The Blob 2001–2004 XP-class
    XP-33 The Blob Mk. 2 2004–2005 XP-class
    XP-42 Broads ILB2 2005–2008 XP-class
    XP-45 The Blob Mk. 3 2008–2011 XP-class
    1. ^ a b c Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads, Ordnance Survey, 2010-01-22.
    2. ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2025). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. p. 117.
    3. ^ RNLI closes South Broads lifeboat station at Oulton Broad, BBC news website, 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
    4. ^ "Full steam ahead for new initiatives" (PDF). The Lifeboat. 58 (558): 2. Winter 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
    5. ^ "The Stanley Taylor" (PDF). The Lifeboat. 53 (526): 125. Winter 1993. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
    6. ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 93.
    7. ^ "Coast review". The Lifeboat. 61 (598): 4. Winter 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
    8. ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 93–97.
    9. ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 102.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Broads_Lifeboat_Station

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