The new home for lifeboat Charterhouse
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The new home for lifeboat Charterhouse
Image: © David Medcalf Taken: 12 Aug 2025
She is in a special enclosure at Hancock's Yard, part of West Wales Maritime Museum. Charterhouse was the first RNLI craft to have an inboard engine. Funds to build her were raised by Charterhouse School. See: https://www.wwmhs.org.uk/boat-charterhouse#:~:text=Charterhouse%20was%20a%20Fishguard%20self%2Drighting,with%20an%20inboard%20auxiliary%20engine. Note the model boat pond in the foreground.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.695386
Longitude
-4.943787