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Redcar's Lifeboats
From To Name Lives Saves
1802 1864 The Zetland Over 500
1864 1867 Crossley 6
1867 1884 Burton-On-Trent 65
(1877) (1898) United Free Gardner 64
1884 1907 Brothers 71
1907 1931 Fifi and Charles 41
1931 1951 Louisa Polden 76
1951 1965 City of Leeds 31
1965 1972 Aguila Wren 28
1972 1986 Sir James Knott 63
1986 To Date Relief A21's 33
1990 2001 Leicester Challenge 114*
2001 To Date Leicester Challenge 2  
*Leicester Challenge assisted a further 349 people, 14 dogs and a sheep.

Zetland Lifeboat Museum
5 King St, Redcar. Telephone 01642 494311.
Open daily during summer.
Contact: V. Robinson. Telephone 01642 485370

Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum
Kirkleatham near Redcar. Telephone 01642 479500.
Please check access to Sir James Knott.
Contact: Phil Philo or Dave Phillipson.

Dave Phillipson
Dave Phillipson, a former member of the Redcar lifeboat crew is the author of several excellent books on the history of the Redcar lifeboats, including
"Come Along Brave Boys!" (ISBN 0 905032 11 X Published by A.A. Sotheran 1980, and
"The Last Big Boat" (ISBN 0 905032 1 7 9 Published by A.A. Sotheran 1986)

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