Hartlepool Lifeboat Station History
Established 1803
List of Hartlepool Lifeboats
1802 - 1836 "Lifeboat"
No.4 North Country type based on Greatheads' design. Built in 1802 by George Hunter of Hartlepool for the sum of £300 including boathouse and carriage.
1836 - 1854 "Lifeboat"
No.49 North Country type. Built in 1836 by William Wake of Sunderland at a sum of £100 for the Tees Bay Lifeboat Society.
1841 - 1876 "Lifeboat"
No.54 North Country type. Built in 1841 by John Cambridge of Hartlepool at a cost of £165 for the Tees Bay Lifeboat Society.
1854 - 1875 "Lifeboat"
No.5. Built in 1854 by Mr Hawksworth of Torquay for the Hartlepool Seamans Lifeboat Association.
1854 - 1876 "Lifeboat"
No.67 North Country type. Built in 1854 by Wm. Robinson of Hartlepool for the Hartlepool Lifeboat Association.
1858 - 1878 "Lifeboat"
No.70 North Country type. Built in 1858 by Pounder and Wilkinson of Hartlepool.
1876 - 1889 "Charles Mather"
No.80. Built in 1875 by Forrestt and Son of Limehouse for the RNLI.
1875 - 1887 "Charles Ingleby"
No.4 o.n. 131. Built in 1875 by Forrestt of Limehouse for the RNLI.
1878 - 1887 "John Clay Barlow"
No.86. Built in 1878 by Messrs. Wolffe and Son of Shadwell.
1887 - 1906 & 1908 - 1915 "Charles Ingleby (2)"
No.131 o.n.131. Built in 1887 by Edwards and Symes of Millwall.
1887 - 1902 "Cyclist"
No.119 o.n.125. Built in 1887 by Forrestt.
1889 - 1915 "Ilminster"
No.172 o.n.242 Built in 1889 by D. and W. Henderson of Partick
1916 - 1923 "Gem"
No.64 o.n. 586. Built in 1906 and Stationed in Atherfield I.O.W., Hartlepool 1916.
1903 - 1924 "Horatio Brand"
No.48 o.n.520. Built in 1903 by Thames Ironworks
1924 - 1939 "Elizabeth Newton"
9 knots - o.n.679. Built in 1924 by J. S. White of Cowes, IOW.
1939 - 1968 "Princess Royal [Civil Service No.7]"
8.25 knots - o.n.828. Built in 1939 by J. S. White of Cowes, IOW.
1968 - 1972 (D-166) ILB
20 knots
1972 - 1975 (B-503) ILB
29 knot Atlantic 21
1975 - 1986 "Guide Friendship III" (B-532) ILB
29 knot Atlantic 21
1977 - 1997 "The Scout" (44-018) ALB
o.n.1044. 15 knot Waveney Class Built 1977 at Bideford.
1986 - 2000 "Burton Brewer" (B-569) ILB
32 knot Atlantic 21
1997 - 2000 "City of Sheffield" (47-023) ALB
o.n.1131. 17 knot Tyne Class Built 1988 Souters, IOW.
2000 - present "BBC Radio Cleveland" (B-766) ILB
32 knot Atlantic 75 Built 2000 Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes IOW.
2000 - 2003 "Keith Anderson" (52-32) ALB
o.n.1106. 18.5 knot Arun Class Built 1985 W. Osbourne, Littlehampton
2003 - 2004 "Duke of Atholl" (52-46) ALB
o.n.1160. 18.5 knot Arun Class Built 1991
2004 - present "Betty Huntbatch" (14-37) ALB
o.n.1274. 25 knot Trent Class Built 2003