R.N.L.I. Exmouth

Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Exmouth

For more info contact the Coxswain: Tim Mock,
at the boathouse (docks) 01395 263579
Kevin Riley as Lifeboat Operations Manager
Brian Cole, Station Administrator/ speaker 01395 274328

Exmouth Lifeboat, "Forward Birmingham Class number 1412" of "Forward Birmingham" Operational number ON1210.
1803 is the year that a lifeboat was first recorded at Exmouth. Trent class. The boat is off Shelly Beach by the Harbour.

There is a also a inflatable D516 "Spirit of the Exe...

Trent Class Lifeboat Constructed of fibre reinforced composite (FRC) Crew 6 Moored afloat, Length 14m (45ft 11in) Speed 25 knots, Range 250 n. miles. Type introduced 1994.

D Class Lifeboat (funded by the clubs of the River Exe) The inshore Lifeboat Station on the Seafront, opposite the Harbour View Cafe, which includes a museum and souvenir shop. The boat is made of nylon coated with neoprene / hypalon. Crew 2 / 3 Launched from a trailer. Length 4.9m (16ft) Speed 20 knots, Endurance - 3 hours at maximum speed. Introduced to Exmouth in 1997.

Coxswain: Tim Mock

Sept. 1996. Dedication & naming of the new self-righting £1.3 million Lifeboat "Forward Birmingham" by the President of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution HRH the Duke of Kent.

(webmaster adds) When its saving lives be very thankful to the Coxswain Tim Mock and all of the brave lifeboat men and women.

Special thanks to Vic Cocker, chief Exec. of the Seven Trent plc water co. and Chairman of the Forward Birmingham Lifeboat Campaign and most of all to the people of Birmingham, who paid over £600,000, who also helped pay for the previous boat.

Thank you to Frank Doyle who retired in May 2003 as Hon Secretary, his successor is Kevin Riley as Lifeboat Operations Manager (new title).