Previous names
- 1951 - 1951 Sarah Townsend Porritt
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Ex-RNLB SARAH TOWNSEND PORRITT - ON 886 was built by Sussex Yacht Works of Shoreham-by-Sea in 1951. In total she carried out 95 launches, saving 43 lives.
She served at Lytham St Annes from 1951 until 1977, where she was launched 79 times saving 32 lives.
She also served at the following stations in the relief fleet from 1977, where there were 16 launches and 8 lives saved.
Howth - 2 launches, with 1 life saved.
Workington - 1 Launch, with 0 lives saved.
Lytham St Annes - 3 launches, with 0 lives saved Tenby - 4 launches, with 3 lives saved.
Fleetwood - 6 launches, with 4 lives saved.
In addition to the number of lives saved, 2 of her coxswain were awarded the Bronze medals for Gallantry.
She was sold out of service in 1982. Her current owner bought her in 2021 and is restoring her to seaworthy condition so she can be used for education about the RNLI and water safety, runs afloat for people struggling with mental health and also to keep wooden boat building skills alive, possibly by allowing her to be worked on by apprentices.
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