RNLB Thomas McCunn, Hoy

Name: RNLB Thomas McCunn
Address: Hoy, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Hoy

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RNLB Thomas McCunn is a 45ft 6in Watson-class lifeboat stationed at Longhope in Orkney, Scotland, from January 1933 until April 1962. During which time she was launched on service 101 times and saved 308 lives. After Thomas McCunn left Longhope she was placed into the reserve fleet for ten years before being sold and used as a pleasure boat. In 2000 she was bought by Longhope Lifeboat Museum. The lifeboat is now at the centre of a display in the old slipway at Brims and is still launched on special occasions. ()

Coordinates: 58°46'47"N, 3°13'42"W

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Hoy United Kingdom

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RNLB Thomas McCunn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cantick Head Lighthouse, Hackness Martello Tower, Calf of Flotta, Needle.

3.5 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
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Historical place, Tower
Hackness Martello Tower, South Walls
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7.5 miNE
Island
Calf of Flotta
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3.1 miW
Climbing
Needle
81 min walk • The Needle is a 70-metre-high sea stack on the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. It is located on the south west coast of Hoy at ND243902.
5.6 miNE
Island
Flotta
143 min walk • Flotta is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland, Lyness on Hoy and Longhope on South Walls. The island has a population of 80.
5 miNE
Island
Fara
127 min walk • Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.
5.7 miN
Island
Rysa Little
145 min walk • Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.
4.8 miE
Island
Switha
122 min walk • Switha is a small uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.