Dungeness Lifeboat Station
| All-Weather Lifeboat | |
|---|---|
| Launch Method | SLARS |
| Address | Dungeness Road, Dungeness, Kent, TN29 9NE |
| Telephone | 01797 320317 |
Explore two centuries of RNLI lifeboat history, heroic rescues, and the enduring tradition of saving lives at sea.
On the great shingle headland of Dungeness, jutting into the Channel where it meets the North Sea, a lifeboat has served since 1826. Famous for its “Lady Launchers” and for being the first station in the country to receive a Shannon-class lifeboat, Dungeness holds 16 gallantry medals.
A lifeboat was placed at Dungeness by the Institution in 1826; after a lapse, the station has a continuous history from 1854. The vast shingle bank made launching a feat in itself, and into the 1970s Dungeness was the last station in the country where teams of women — the “Lady Launchers” — hauled the boat down to the sea and recovered her.
In 2014 Dungeness became the first station in the RNLI to receive a Shannon-class lifeboat, The Morrell, funded by a legacy of more than £6 million from Mrs Barbara Morrell and named by HRH The Princess Royal.
