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Campbeltown Lifeboat Station
Campbeltown Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat at Campbeltown in Argyll, Scotland. It opened in 1861 and today operates both inshore and all-weather lifeboats. History There were few lifeboats in south west Scotland in the 1850s but the RNLI stationed one at Campbeltown in 1861. The cost was paid by Lady Murray of Edinburgh, the cost of the boat, carriage and boathouse came to £431. The local committee also managed a second station from 1869. This was known as Southend (Kyntyre) Lifeboat Station, Southend at Dunaverty Castle, Dunaverty Bay. A new boathouse was built at Campbeltown in 1898, this time costing £885; the old one was demolished and the site handed back to the land owner. A second, smaller lifeboat was added to the station in 1910 but it was never used before it was withdrawn in 1931, the year after the second station at Southend was closed. The larger 'pulling and sailing' lifeboat was replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbeltown
Campbeltown (; gd, Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port. The 2018 population estimate was 4,600 indicating a reduction since the 2011 census. History Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran (an anglicization of the Gaelic, which means 'head of the loch by the kirk of Ciarán'), Campbeltown was renamed in the 17th century as ''Campbell's Town'' after Archibald Campbell (Earl of Argyle) was granted the site in 1667. Campbeltown Town Hall was completed in 1760. Whisky Campbeltown is one of five areas in Scotland categorised as a distinct malt whisky producing region, and is home to the Campbeltown single malts. At one point it had over 30 distilleries and proclaimed itself "the whisky capital of the world". However, a focus on quantity rather than quality, and the combination of Proh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaufort Scale
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale. History The scale was devised in 1805 by the Irish hydrographer Francis Beaufort (later Rear Admiral), a Royal Navy officer, while serving on . The scale that carries Beaufort's name had a long and complex evolution from the previous work of others (including Daniel Defoe the century before) to when Beaufort was Hydrographer of the Navy in the 1830s, when it was adopted officially and first used during the voyage of HMS ''Beagle'' under Captain Robert FitzRoy, who was later to set up the first Meteorological Office (Met Office) in Britain giving regular weather forecasts. In the 18th century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective – one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "soft breeze". Beaufort succeeded in standardising the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifeboat Stations In Scotland
Lifeboat may refer to: Rescue vessels * Lifeboat (shipboard), a small craft aboard a ship to allow for emergency escape * Lifeboat (rescue), a boat designed for sea rescues * Airborne lifeboat, an air-dropped boat used to save downed airmen Art and entertainment * ''Lifeboat'' (1944 film), a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Lifeboat'' (2018 film), a documentary * "Lifeboat" (''Stargate SG-1''), a television episode from the TV series * Lifeboat sketch, a sketch shown on ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' * ''Lifeboat'', a 1972 album by the Sutherland Brothers * ''Lifeboat'', a 2008 album by Jimmy Herring * "Lifeboats", a song on Snow Patrol's 2008 album, ''A Hundred Million Suns'' * "Lifeboat", a song from '' Heathers: The Musical'' Other uses * ''Lifeboat'', journal of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution * Lifeboat ethics, proposed by Garret Hardin based on the metaphor of a lifeboat * Lifeboat Associates, a software distributor and magazine publisher in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Lifeboats
Since its inception, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has provided lifeboats to lifeboat stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Once past their operation life, the boats have mostly been sold by the RNLI and purchased for domestic use, marine businesses for usage such as further sea lifesaving functions, diving, fishing and pleasure trips or to maritime lifesaving institutions from other countries to continue a lifesaving role. Some lifeboats of particular historic note have been preserved in museums. History of lifeboats The Royal Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) was founded in March 1824. The RNIPLS provided lifeboats to local committees, the Coastguard and harbour authorities. The Duke of Northumberland financed a competition for a standard design of a lifeboat. The winner was William Plenty, of Newbury, Berkshire. These "pulling boats" (rowing) were between 18 and 26 feet in length and were powered by between 4 and 10 oa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Former RNLI Stations
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, RNLI's fleet of search and rescue Lifeboat (rescue), lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways. The service was established in 1824 as the Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS), later to become the RNLI in 1854, and is operated largely by volunteers. Its headquarters are at Poole, Dorset and it is a registered charity in both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. This is a list of former RNIPLS stations (dates up to 1854) and RNLI stations (dates from 1854), primarily those where the RNLI has ceased operations from that particular location, village or town. Some RNLI sites, where the station is still in operation, but not necessarily at the original location, will be included in the List of RNLI stations. Regions The information is correct with reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of RNLI Stations
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the RNLI's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways. The service was established in 1824 and is operated largely by volunteers. Its headquarters are at Poole, Dorset and it is a registered charity in both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Key Lifeboat types The types of boats provided at each station and the launching methods vary depending on local needs. If more than one boat is provided they are sometimes stationed in separate buildings at different locations in the same town. Current RNLI boats fall into three broad groups: * All weather lifeboats (ALBs): , , , , and . * Inshore lifeboats (ILBs): , , and * Hovercraft: ''H''-class Launch methods The principal launching methods are: * Carriage – an ALB or ILB is pushed into the water on a carriage by a tractor * Davit – an ALB or ILB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-class Lifeboat (IB1)
The D-class (IB1) lifeboats are inflatable boats serving in the RNLI inshore lifeboat (ILB) fleet as well as a number of Independent Lifeboats around the UK and Ireland. Although they are known as the "IB1" at times, they are the latest development of the D-class lifeboat and as such are mainly referred to as a "D-class". This class of lifeboat is one of the smallest operated by the RNLI, and they are a common sight at lifeboat stations round the coast. Unlike other members of the ILB fleet, the D-class (IB1) does not have a rigid hull. All others with the exception of the Arancia, hovercraft A hovercraft, also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or air cushion, ... and all-weather lifeboat tenders are rigid inflatable boats. The IB1 normally has a crew of three or four and is primarily used for surfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-class Lifeboat (EA16)
The D-class (EA16) lifeboat is a class of inflatable boat operated since 1987 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has been replaced operationally by the D-class (IB1), but many are still used as part of the relief fleet, as boarding boats for the larger classes of lifeboat and by the RNLI Flood Rescue Team. The type designator ''EA16'' stands for ''Evans Avon 16''. Utilization For more than 40 years the D-class served as the workhorse of the RNLI Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) fleet. Significantly smaller in comparison to the rest of the inshore fleet, the D-class is also one of the few RNLI types not to feature a rigid hull. The main aspect of the boat would be both its size and weight - only . The D-class was specifically designed as a light and highly manoeuvrable rapid response craft. Design and construction The D-class lifeboat consists of two sponsons, together housing seven inflatable segments intersected by baffles. The main const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stevens Lifeboats
The James Stevens lifeboats were a series of twenty Lifeboat (rescue), lifeboats which were purchased by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) using a legacy received in 1894 from the estate of Mr James Stevens, the largest number of RNLI lifeboats funded from a single donation. James Stevens' legacy The RNLI received a £50,000 legacy in 1894 () from the estate of Mr James Stevens, a developer, from Edgbaston in Birmingham. This donation provided more lifeboats than any other single donation received by the RNLI. The 20 lifeboats were built between 1896 and 1901, during which time they accounted for 22% of the 90 lifeboats built: Lifeboats ''James Stevens No. 1'' entered service in 1896, followed by the other 19 between 1898 and 1901. They were built to several different designs and sizes to suit the needs of their stations. ''James Stevens No. 4'', ''James Stevens No. 5'' and ''James Stevens No. 13'' were all lost in service between 1900 and 1917, the remainder bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardlamont Point
Ardlamont Point is a headland in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the southern-most point of the Cowal peninsular, situated in the far south-west of that peninsular. Ardlamont House, with its surrounding estate, lies to the north of the point. Offshore of the point, the waters of Loch Fyne, to the west, and the Kyles of Bute, to the east, meet the Firth of Clyde The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde. It is located on the west coast of Scotland and constitutes the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles (it is 164 metres deep at its deepest). The firth is sheltered from the Atlantic ..., to the south. The sandy beach of Kilbride Bay is to the north-west. References Headlands of Scotland Cowal {{Argyll-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island ( ga, Reachlainn, ; Local Irish dialect: ''Reachraidh'', ; Scots: ''Racherie'') is an island and civil parish off the coast of County Antrim (of which it is part) in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's northernmost point. Geography Rathlin is the only inhabited offshore island of Northern Ireland, with a steadily growing population of approximately 150 people, and is the most northerly inhabited island off the coast of the island of Ireland. The reverse-L-shaped Rathlin Island is from east to west, and from north to south. The highest point on the island is Slieveard, above sea level. Rathlin is from the Mull of Kintyre, the southern tip of Scotland's Kintyre peninsula. It is part of the Causeway Coast and Glens council area, and is represented by the Rathlin Development & Community Association. Townland Rathlin is part of the traditional barony of Cary (around the town of Ballycastle), and of current district Moyle. The island constitutes a ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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