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The Dover Humane Society stations first lifeboat at Dover. |
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1853 |
A new unnamed lifeboat placed on service by the Dover Humane Society. |
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1855 |
Dover lifeboat comes under the control of the RNLI. |
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1858 |
A new unnamed lifeboat was placed at Dover by the RNLI. |
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1864 |
Lifeboat 'Royal Wiltshire' placed on service. |
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1878 |
Lifeboat 'Henry William Pickersgill' gifted to the Station by Mr H. Pickersgill. |
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1880 |
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1881 |
Chairman of Dover Branch of RNLI Major Henry Scott awarded Silver Medal for service to the Barque 'Chin Chin'. |
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1883 |
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1885 |
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1886 |
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1887 |
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1888 |
A new lifeboat 'Lewis Morice' entered service at Dover. |
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1890 |
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1891 |
Coxswain James Woodgate awarded Silver medal for 21 years service. |
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1893 |
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1894 |
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1895 |
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1896 |
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1897 |
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1898 |
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1899 |
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1900 |
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1901 |
Lifeboat 'Mary Hamer Hoyle' was placed on station. |
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William Cole becomes Coxswain. |
1902 |
Herbert Pilcher takes over as Coxswain. |
1903 |
Police Inspector Nash was killed when he was run over by the lifeboat carriage. |
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1906 |
William Cole resumes as Coxswain.. |
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William Cole presented with Thanks on Vellum by RNLI for his attempts to save a colleague whilst fishing. |
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1909 |
Thomas Brockman becomes Coxswain. |
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1911 |
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1914 |
Station closed due to First World War. |
1915 |
Station closed |
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Station closed |
1917 |
Station closed |
1918 |
Station closed |
1919 |
Station reopens after First World War and 'James Stevens No. 3' placed on service at Dover. |
1920 |
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1921 |
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1922 |
Station closed. Lifeboat 'James Stevens No. 3' transferred to Holyhead. |
1923 |
Station closed |
1924 |
Station closed |
1925 |
Station closed |
1926 |
Station closed |
1927 |
Station closed |
1928 |
Station closed |
1929 |
Station closed |
1930 |
Dover lifeboat Station reopened. |
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High speed lifeboat 'Sir William Hillary' arrives at Dover. |
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Colin Bryant appointed Coxswain. |
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Dr J. Richardson receives Letter of Appreciation for help during service to SS 'Moko Maru' |
1931 |
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1932 |
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1933 |
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1934 |
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1935 |
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1936 |
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1938 |
Centenary Vellum presented the Station. |
1939 |
Silver and Bronze medal service to HM Trawler 'Blackburn Rovers' |
1940 |
Lifeboat 'Agnes Cross' relief lifeboat whilst 'Sir William Hillary' underwent refit. |
1941 |
Station closed due to the Second World War. |
1942 |
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1943 |
Station closed |
1944 |
Station closed |
1945 |
Station closed |
1946 |
Station closed |
1947 |
Lifeboat station reopened and Watson class lifeboat 'J. B. Proudfoot' placed on service. The former Motor Torpedo Boat Pens in the Eastern Docks becomes home to Dover's lifeboats for next 37 years. |
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Johnny Walker appointed as Coxswain |
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1949 |
Barnett class lifeboat 'Southern Africa' arrived in Dover. Funded by the Southern Africa branch of the RNLI. She was christened by Countess Mountbatten of Burma at a ceremony in the Granville Dock. |
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1956 |
Dover lifeboat makes television history with a live rescue broadcast on the BBC. |
1957 |
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1962 |
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1966 |
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1967 |
'Faithful Forester' a 44' Waveney class lifeboat is placed on service at Dover. |
1968 |
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1969 |
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1970 |
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1971 |
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1972 |
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1973 |
Anthony Hawkins receives a Testimonial on Vellum from the Royal Humane Society for the rescue of two boys from Dover Harbour. |
1974 |
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1975 |
Silver & Bronze medal service to the Coaster 'Primrose'. |
1976 |
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1977 |
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1978 |
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1979 |
Coxswain Arthur Liddon retires and is replaced by Coxswain Anthony Hawkins. |
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Thames class lifeboat 50-001 'Rotary Service' becomes station boat at Dover after some temporary duty at Falmouth. |
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First service for Rotary Service is to rescue TV personality Hughie Green. |
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1981 |
Medevac from 'Dragor Maersk' in difficult conditions. |
1982 |
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1983 |
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1984 |
Lifeboat station moves to the Tug Haven in the Western Docks. |
1985 |
Hovercraft 'Princess Margaret' strikes Southern Breakwater. |
1986 |
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1987 |
Hurricane force winds blast South East England. Silver medal awarded to Acting Coxswain Roy Couzens for service to sinking cargo vessel 'Sumnia'. The rest of the crew received Bronze medals. |
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Tanker 'Skyron' collides with cargo ship 'Hel'. |
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1989 |
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1990 |
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1991 |
Notable service to yacht 'Phaedra'. |
1992 |
The Pump barge 'Brabant' breaks from her moorings off Sandgate. |
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Letter of Appreciation received after service to the yacht 'Constanze'. |
1993 |
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1994 |
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1995 |
Notable service involving Kent Air Ambulance landing on a sea wall near Shakespeare Cliff. |
1996 |
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1997 |
Severn class lifeboat 'City of London II' placed on service at Dover and 'Rotary Service' retired. |
1998 |
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1999 |
Container ship 'Ever Decent' collides with cruise liner 'Norwegian Dream'. |
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Anthony Hawkins retires from being Coxswain. |
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Notable service to the yacht 'Shardana'. |
2000 |
A new boathouse was constructed on the Crosswall Quay with lifeboat moored alongside. |
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Click here for details of the forty eight services carried out during the year. |
2001 |
A letter of appreciation was awarded to Mr C. Burn by the RNLI's Medical and Survival Committee for a service to a seriously injured man who had fallen from cliffs near Dover. |
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Notable service to the converted tug 'Jolly'. |
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Letter of thanks received following service to
'Anna Marthine'. |
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Forty two services were carried out during the year. A list of these can be seen by clicking here. |
2002 |
Thirty eight service launches. Click here for a breakdown of these launches. |
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Service to yacht 'Cottica' |
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Notable service to 'Amerella'. |
2003 |
David Pascall retires as Coxswain and Duncan Mackay takes over. |
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Medevac of sick person from Sail Training Vessel 'Lord Nelson'. |
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The lifeboat launches on service forty one times. Click here for a resume. |
2004 |
Twenty seven service calls during the year. |
2005 |
Fifty service calls carried out by the lifeboat crew during the year. |
2006 |
Two missing passengers missing from a ferry lead to a ten hour search. |
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Forty three service launches during the year |
2007 |
Roy Pain was awarded Honorary Life Governorship for services to RNLI. |
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The lifeboat launched on service 36 times during the year and a Letter of Thanks was received for the service to the dismasted yacht 'Windshear'. |
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Stuart Richardson is appointed Coxswain. |
2008 |
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