Barry Dock Lifeboat Station

Barry Dock Lifeboat Station opened in 1901. In 1922, the station received its first motor lifeboat and in 1973 the station received a second lifeboat The station then received a series of three different lifeboats. The station currently operates a lifeboat called Inner Wheel II. Station fatalitiesCoxswain Swarts died while working on the lifeboat Rachel and Mary Evans when he fell to the concrete floor of the boathouse.

Barry Dock Lifeboat Station opened in 1901. In 1922, the station received its first motor lifeboat and in 1973 the station received a second lifeboat The station then received a series of three different lifeboats. The station currently operates a lifeboat called Inner Wheel II. Station fatalitiesCoxswain Swarts died while working on the lifeboat Rachel and Mary Evans when he fell to the concrete floor of the boathouse.