Moelfre Lifeboat Station

Moelfre Lifeboat Station is located in the village of Moelfre, Anglesey and is run by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The present boathouse became operational in March 2015.[1]

The original boathouse was built in 1875 closer to the centre of the village and was replaced in 1909 by one occupying the present location. This was modified several times between 1930 and 1993 to accommodate larger boats; its slipway had been commensurately lengthened as well. This station was stone-built with rendered walls and a slate roof, on a rectangular base of coursed, squared limestone.[2]

There are 2 lifeboats present at the station. The All Weather boat, Tamar class (16-25) is called "Kiwi" (ON 1305) in appreciation of the major sponsor of the boat's construction who happened to hail from New Zealand. The inshore boat is a D-class RIB called Enfys 2 (D-825). The all weather normally has a crew of 6 or 7 and the inshore 3.

Memorial Statue

On 23 November 2004, a bronze statue in memory of Richard (Dic) Evans, situated adjacent to the Moelfre lifeboat station was unveiled by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.[3] The statue stands 7ft high on a granite plinth and was created by Sam Holland.[4] Richard Evans (1905 - 2001) served as a crewmen at the station for 50 years and was credited with saving 281 lives.

Moelfre Lifeboats

All-Weather Lifeboats

ON[lower-alpha 1] Op. No.[lower-alpha 2] Name In service [5] Class Comments
Unnamed No.4 [6] 1848–1853 26ft Norfolk and Suffolk-class (P&S)
Unnamed,
London Sunday Schools and Charles Seare [6]		 1854–1874 28ft 'Whale Boat'
Lady Vivian[6] 1874–1884 34ft Self-Righting (P&S)
68 Star of Hope 1884–1892 34ft Self-Righting (P&S)
325 Star of Hope 1892–1910 39ft Self-Righting (P&S)
605 Charles and Eliza Laura 1910–1929 40ft Watson (P&S)
462 Thomas Fielden 1929 40ft Watson (P&S)
581 Reserve No.7D 1929–1930 38ft Watson (P&S) Previously Maria Stephenson at Buckie
724 G.W. 1930–1956 40ft 6in Watson-class
922 Watkin Williams 1956–1977 42ft Watson-class
1047 37-34 Horace Clarkson 1977–1986 Rother-class
932 Howard Marryat 1986–1988 46ft 9in Watson-class
1116 47-013 Robert and Violet 1988–2013 Tyne-class
1305 16-25 Kiwi [7] 2013– Tamar-class

Inshore Lifeboats

Op No Name In service [5] Class Comments
D-67 Unnamed 1965 D-class
D-62 Unnamed 1965–1966 D-class
D-102 Unnamed 1966–1969 D-class
D-54 Unnamed 1969 D-class
D-133 Unnamed 1970–1974 D-class
D-225 Unnamed 1975–1976 D-class
D-144 Unnamed 1977–1980 D-class
D-276 Gillian Powell 1980–1988 D-class
D-381 Douglas 1989–1998 D-class (EA16)
D-532 Kingsand 1998–2008 D-class (EA16)
D-689 Enfys 2008–2018 D-class (IB1)
D-825 Enfys II 2018– D-class (IB1)
  1. ↑ ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. ↑ Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

Station Honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Moelfre Lifeboat Station. [8]
Moelfre have been awarded 37 medals. 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 26 Bronze.

William Roberts, Second Coxswain - 1927
Captain Owen Jones, crew member - 1927
Richard Evans, Coxswain - 1959
Richard Evans, Coxswain - 1967 (Second Service Award)
Rowland Hughes, Coxswain - 1884
Richard Owen, Second Coxswain - 1901
Thomas Owen, Coxswain - 1902
John Matthews, Coxswain - 1940
John Matthews, Coxswain - 1943 (Second Service Award)
Evan Owens, Motor Mechanic - 1959
Evan Owens, Motor Mechanic - 1967 (Second Service Award)
William Williams, Bowman - 1927
Robert Francis, crew member - 1927
Owen Jones, crew member - 1927
Thomas Jones, crew member - 1927
Hugh Matthews, crew member - 1927
Hugh Owen, crew member - 1927
John Owen, crew member - 1927
Robert Owen, crew member - 1927
Owen Owens, crew member - 1927
Hugh Thomas, crew member - 1927
Richard Thomas, crew member - 1927
Thomas Williams, crew member - 1927
William Roberts, crew member, (posthumously) - 1927
John Matthews, Coxswain - 1937
Robert Williams, Motor Mechanic - 1940
Richard M Evans, Second Coxswain - 1943
Robert Williams, Motor Mechanic - 1943
Mr D Francis, crew member - 1959
Mr H Owen, crew member - 1959
Mr H Jones, crew member - 1959
D M Francis, Second Coxswain - 1967 (Second Service Award)
H Owen, Acting Bowman - 1967 (Third Service Award)
W M Davies, Assistant Mechanic
H Jones, crew member - 1967 (Second Service Award)
D Evans, crew member - 1967
Capt J D Jeavons, crew member - 1967
  • The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
William Roberts, Coxswain - 1975
William Roberts, Coxswain - 1982
Rodney Pace, Second Coxswain - 2002
  • A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
John Thomas, Second Coxswain - 1978
Kenneth Roberts, crew member -1978
William Roberts, Coxswain - 1980
John Thomas, Second Coxswain - 1980
R Pace, Helmsman - 1990
A Barclay, crew member - 1990
Rod Pace, crew member - 1995
David Massey, crew member - 1995
Anthony Barclay, Coxswain - 2002
Richard Evans, Coxswain -1969

See also

References

  1. ↑ BBC News, 6 June 2015, North West Wales
  2. ↑ "Lifeboat Station, Molfre". www.cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk. Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "HRH unveils a memorial statue of Dic Evans outside the Seawatch Heritage Centre, a heroic lifeboatman, during a visit to Wales". Prince of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Holland, Sam. "Dic Evans Memorial Sculpture". Sam Holland. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2023). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society.
  6. 1 2 3 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021 (2021 ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
  7. ↑ "Moelfre lifeboat RNLB Kiwi unveiled after £2.2m bequest". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Moelfre's station history". RNLI. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

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