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{{Short description|Lifeboat station in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}
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'''Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station''' is a [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] (RNLI) [[Lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]] station in [[Pembrokeshire]], West [[Wales]]. The station was opened in 1882 at [[Little Haven]] where it operated until 1921. It reopened in 1967 under its present name, and serves the area in [[St Bride's Bay]] surrounding Little Haven and [[Broad Haven]] resorts. When it was built it was the RNLI's smallest lifeboat station.<ref name=station>{{cite web|title=Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station|url=http://www.littlehavenlifeboat.co.uk/history.html|accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref>
The station operates a {{Lbc|D|IB1}} inshore lifeboat, launched by tractor and trailer.
==History==
When the RNLI first established the station in 1882 the lifeboat was kept afloat under the shelter of Goldtrop Head.<ref>{{cite web|title=History Points - Little and Broad Haven lifeboat station|url=http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=little-and-broad-haven-lifeboat-station|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> In 1903 a boathouse and slipway were built.
By 1921 there was reduced need for the service and the station closed with cover available from [[St Davids Lifeboat Station|St Davids]] and [[Angle lifeboat station|Angle]].
By 1967, with the increase of pleasure boating and the development of the local holiday beaches, the RNLI reopened the station in a boathouse built by the Rural District Council. A dedicated boathouse was built in 1982.<ref name=station />
The station has had its own fundraising branch since 1975 which, with the station's souvenir shop, has raised over £350,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Little and Broad Haven Fundraising Branch|url=https://www.rnli.org/aboutus/aboutthernli/ourpeople/Pages/Celebrity-supporters-for-the-RNLI.aspx|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref>
In 1995, the [[Awards of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI Bronze Medal]] was awarded to Helmsman Crispin Williamson in recognition of his courage, initiative and seamanship in the rescue of six people cut off by a rising tide at the foot of the cliffs at North Haven in heavy breaking seas and Force 5 Fresh Breeze on 23 September 1995. The 'Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum' were accorded to crew members Brian Dilly and David Love.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=Little and Broad Haven's station history |url=https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/little-and-broad-haven-lifeboat-station/station-history-little-and-broad-haven |publisher=RNLI |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
== Station honours ==
The following are awards made to the crew of Little & Broad Haven Lifeboat Station<ref name="History"/>
*'''[[Awards of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI Bronze Medal]]'''
::Crispin Williamson, Helmsman - 1995
*'''Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum'''
::Brian Dilly - 1995
::David Love - 1995
*'''Framed Letter of Thanks'''
::Crispin Wiliamson, Helmsman - 2004
*'''[[Order of the British Empire|Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE)]]'''
::Vivienne Mary Latimer Grey - 2017<ref name="GreyVML">{{cite web |title=Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61803/supplement/N19 |publisher=The Gazette |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="Vivienne">{{cite web |title=A Welsh life-saver has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. |url=https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2016/december/30/lifeboat-woman-to-receive-mbe-from-queen |publisher=RNLI |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>
==Little and Broad Haven lifeboats==
=== All-weather lifeboats ===
{|class="wikitable"
! Op. No.{{efn|Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.}}
! Name
! In service <ref name="LBES">{{cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=Richie |last2=Denton |first2=Tony |title=Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024|date=2024 |publisher=Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society |pages=4–132}}</ref>
! Class
! Comments
|-
| Pre-542
| ''Friend''
| 1882–1885
| 33-foot Self-Righting (P&S)
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|-
| 58
| ''Friend''
| 1885–1893
| 35-foot 2in Self-Righting (P&S)
| Formerly ''Mayer de Rothschild'' at {{Lbs|Hythe}}
|-
| 347
| ''David Pickard''
| 1893–1901
| 39-foot Self-Righting (P&S)
|
|-
| 291
| {{nowrap|''Christopher North Graham''}}
| {{nowrap|1901–1903}}
| 38-foot 11in Self-Righting (P&S)
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|-
| 505
| ''William Roberts''
| 1903–1921
| 40-foot Self-Righting (Rubie)
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|-
|}
:Station Closed in 1921
:{{Small|Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.}}
=== Inshore lifeboats===
{|class="wikitable"
! Op. No.{{efn|Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.}}
! Name
! In service<ref name="LBES"/>
! Class
! Comments
|-
|-
| D-124
| {{small|Unnamed}}
| 1967–1975
| {{Lbc|D|RFD PB16}}
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|-
| D-242
| {{small|Unnamed}}
| 1976–1987
| {{Lbc|D|Zodiac III}}
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|-
| D-347
| {{small|Unnamed}}
| 1987–1995
| {{Lbc|D|EA16}}
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|-
| D-484
| ''Sybil''
| 1995–2004
| {{Lbc|D|EA16}}
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|-
| D-628
| ''Austin Burnett''
| 2004–2014
| {{Lbc|D|IB1}}
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| D-766
| ''Jack & Edith May''
| 2014–
| {{Lbc|D|IB1}}
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|-
|}
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{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Neighbouring Stations'''
|Northwest = [[St Davids Lifeboat Station]]<br/>[[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|x20px]]
|North     = [[Fishguard Lifeboat Station]]<br/>[[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|x20px]]
|Northeast = [[Pembrokeshire]]
|West      = [[St Bride's Bay]]
|Centre    = ''Little & Broad Haven Lifeboat Station''<br />[[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|x20px]]
|East      = [[Pembrokeshire]]
|Southwest = [[St Bride's Bay]]
|South     = [[Angle Lifeboat Station]]<br/>[[File:Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg|x20px]]
|Southeast = [[Pembrokeshire]]
}}
==See also==
* [[List of RNLI stations]]
* [[List of former RNLI stations]]
* [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.littlehavenlifeboat.co.uk}}
{{Lifeboat Stations in Wales}}
[[Category:Lifeboat stations in Wales]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1882]]