Longhope Lifeboat Station
| Longhope Lifeboat Station | |
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Flag of the RNLI | |
Longhope Lifeboat Station | |
Map of Orkney showing Longhope | |
| General information | |
| Type | Lifeboat station |
| Location | Longhope, Orkney, Longhope Pier, Longhope, Orkney, KW16 3PG, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 58°48′05″N 3°12′20″W / 58.8013°N 3.2055°W |
| Opened | 1874 |
| Cost | £450,000 |
| Owner | RNLI |
| Website | |
| RNLI Longhope Lifeboat Station | |
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Longhope Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Longhope on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. It opened in 1874 and since 2004 has operated a Tamar-class lifeboat. In 1969 its lifeboat and crew of eight were lost during a rescue mission.