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Previous names
- 1909 - 1931 Charterhouse
- 1932 - 2009 Marian
- 2009 - 2019 Charterhouse
Certificate no
3611
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Pembroke
Vessel type
Self Righter Class Lifeboat
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Web address
http://www.charterhousereturns.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall
Built in
1908
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Yawl
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Petrol
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
10.50
feet
(3.20
m)
Depth
5.50
feet
(1.68
m)
Length: Overall
40.00
feet
(12.19
m)
Tonnage: Gross
10.80
History
CHARTERHOUSE was a self-righting lifeboat (Official Number 563) which was fitted with a petrol engine, sails, and oars. She was the most advanced lifeboat at the time of her build. She served as the Fishguard lifeboat between 1909 and 1930. Her most notable rescue was that of the HERMINA in 1920. Both the boat and the crew were transported by train to London to receive awards from the Prince of Wales. She was sold in February 1931 and was converted into the yacht MARIAN. She was based for many years in North Wales, first at Conway and then at Port Penrhyn, Bangor.
In 2009 she was donated by her owner to the Fishguard Lifeboat Station for display. She was taken to Goodwick, where her restoration was being undertaken.
In November 2019 CHARTERHOUSE was moved to the West Wales Maritime Heritage Museum in Pembroke where the vessel owner, the Charterhouse Returns Trust (registered charity 1139336), aims to have her prepared for public display in Spring 2020.
Sources
Leach, N. Lifeboats and Lifeboat Stations in the UK.
Leach, N. Lifeboat Directory, 2013.
Key dates
-
1909-12-15
Launch ceremony at Goodwick after boat was sponsored by old boys and parents of Charterhouse School and named by wife of headmaster
-
1920-12-01
Involved in her most notable rescue, that of HERMINA
-
1931
Withdrawn from service and refitted as a pleasure craft, renamed MARIAN
-
2009
Donated by owner to Fishguard Lifeboat Station for display
-
2019
Undergoing refurbishment by volunteers at Goodwick
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