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Past Lifeboats

The following information was obtained from "The Story of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboats" written by Jeff Morris, Honorary Archivist, Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society.

Gt Yarmouth No. 1 Station
  Period Services Lives Saved
The Manby 1825-1833 3?  
A lifeboat 1833-1857 10?  
Brave Robert Sheldon 1861-1868 46 210
Mark Lane (above lifeboat renamed) 1868-1883 43 117

Gt Yarmouth No. 2 Station
  Period Services Lives Saved
A lifeboat 1833-1858 7?  
A lifeboat 1859-1866 10 63
Duff (above lifeboat renamed) 1866-1875 18 94
Abraham Thomas (above renamed) 1875-1892 15 51
John Burch 1892-1912 101 88
Hugh Taylor 1912-1919 7 6

Gorleston No. 1 Station / Gt. Yarmouth & Gorleston since 1926
  Period Services Lives Saved
Leicester 1866-1870 1 8
Leicester (No. 2) 1870-1883 see Gorleston No 2 Station
Mark Lane 1883-1889 39 71
Mark Lane (No. 2) 1889-1892 39 54
Mark Lane (No. 3) 1892-1921 296 484
John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood 1921-1921 0 0
Kentwell 1922-1924 16 29
John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood ( 2) 1924-1939 155 211
Louise Stephens 1939-1967 305 177
Khami 1967-1980 234 71
Barham 1980-1996 254 71
Temporary Lifeboats 1892-1997 121 77

Gorleston No. 2 Station
  Period Services Lives Saved
Leicester ( 2) 1883-1894 44* 106*
Leicester (3) 1894-1923 72 89
James Finlayson 1923-1924 4 2
* Includes services at Gorleston No. 1 Station

Gorleston No. 3 Station
  Period Services Lives Saved
Thora Zelma 1892-1904 5 15

Gorleston No. 4 Station
  Period Services Lives Saved
City of Glasgow 1897-1898 1 0
James Stevens (3) 1903-1908 37 30