FAQs
In this section we will try to answer some of the questions we get asked either by email, in person or through our questions box in the boathouse.
Naming Ceremonies
Seahorse III
D-568 Seahorse III, a standard 16ft 3in Avon EA16 'D' class inflatable lifeboat (ILB), was placed on station at Cromer on June 20th 2001.
Read More...Ruby and Arthur Reed II
Ruby and Arthur Reed II arrived at Cromer on December 16th 1985, and stayed on station until April 1st 2007. While the new boathouse and slipway were built (1997/98) she entered the relief fleet and she had spells at Selsey, Shoreham, Padstow, St...
Read More...Spirit of Roundtable
D-307 Spirit of Roundtable, a standard 15ft 3in RFD PB16 'D' class inflatable lifeboat (ILB), was sent to Cromer in 1984 and stayed until August 1992.Her naming ceremony coincided with the launch of the Royal Mail's Safety at Sea postage stamps,...
Read More...Ruby and Arthur Reed
The Ruby and Arthur Reed arrived at Cromer in March 1967, but due to damage sustained rehousing her she was taken to Lowestoft for repairs, to return again to Cromer on April 30th.She was named on June 21st by her donor, Mrs Ruby M. Reed, of Eastbourne.She served...
Read More...William Henry and Mary King
The William Henry Mary King had arrived in Cromer in October 1964 to serve as the No.2 Lifeboat.She was named on July 8th 1965 by the President of the R.N.L.I. HRH Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent. Following the naming at Cromer, the Duchess was flown to Wells-Next-The-Sea...
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