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Gravesend Lifeboat Station

Gravesend Lifeboat Station

Gravesend is one of the RNLI’s newest lifeboat stations and one of four lifeboat stations operating on the River Thames – the first stations to specifically cover a river rather than estuarial waters or the sea.
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Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Gravesend Lifeboat Station

3.23pm 2 July 2025
9.25pm 30 June 2025
11.18pm 29 June 2025
7.37pm 22 June 2025
5.17pm 22 June 2025
2.06am 16 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.01am 13 June 2025
10.00am 13 June 2025
10.00am 13 June 2025
10.00am 13 June 2025
11.23pm 12 June 2025
4.49pm 11 June 2025
4.49pm 11 June 2025

Today's weather

25°C Sunshine
Min: 11°C Max: 25°C
Get a 5-day forecast

Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Gravesend Lifeboat Station
Royal Pier Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 2BG

Station phone number

01474 328465

Visiting times

By appointment only

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