RNLI Campbeltown Lifeboat Station

A lifeboat station was first established at Campbeltown in 1861. The Severn Class lifeboat the Ernest and Mary Shaw came into service in 1999. The D-class lifeboat D-571 Three Brothers came into service in 2001. Three silver medals, 9 bronze medals, and 3 certificates have been awarded over the years to Campbeltown crew for rescues at sea, in 2001 for rescuing 2 men from the grounded fishing vessel Sincerity.