Lifeboat Station : Largs
Main Contact Details
Greenock Road North Promenade, Largs, Ayrshire
KA30 8PQ
Telephone
(01475) 675149
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Station Information
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- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
- Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
- Observe stations may be open by appointment only
- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Dave Hewitt
Telephone
01475 675818
07785 593264
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
Tel: 01475 670147
About this station
Largs was the first station in Scotland to operate a B class Atlantic 21 lifeboat. The prototype, B-500, was sent for trials in 1972; these proved very successful and the station has operated an Atlantic lifeboat ever since.
Recent launches in scotland (BST)
20/11/2008
Queensferry - 14:5220/11/2008
Dunbar - 09:0019/11/2008
Arran (Lamlash) - 13:38
Last Launch
01/11/2008
New D class at Aberdeen
02/10/2008
By: Rachel Martin
Aberdeen's new D class lifeboat was officially named James Bissett Simpson on 20 September.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from Scotland in Compass, available here.