Troon Lifeboat Station
| All-Weather Lifeboat | |
|---|---|
| Inshore Lifeboat | |
| Launch Method | Moored afloat |
| Address | Troon Harbour, Troon, South Ayrshire, KA10 6DJ |
| Telephone | 01292 314414 |
Explore two centuries of RNLI lifeboat history, heroic rescues, and the enduring tradition of saving lives at sea.
On the Firth of Clyde at the busy harbour town of Troon, the station runs a Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat and a D-class, covering Irvine Bay and the central firth. A lifeboat has served here since 1871, and the crews hold three gallantry medals.
A lifeboat station was established at Troon in 1871, at the request of local inhabitants, the first boat a 32-foot rowing lifeboat. It was decided early on to keep the lifeboat afloat all year round, and the station has long guarded the central Firth of Clyde and the approaches to Irvine and Ayr.
The crews earned their medals in two great services. On 6 December 1940 Coxswain William McAuslane won the Silver Medal and crew member Albert J. Ferguson the Bronze for taking seven people off the Belfast steamer Moyallon in a whole north-westerly gale; and on 12 September 1980 Coxswain/Mechanic Ian Johnson won the Silver for going alongside the Dutch dredger Holland I five times in a storm to rescue her crew of five.
The station now runs the Shannon-class Roy Barker VI, placed on service in 2025, and a D-class.
