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1879 A lifeboat station was established and a boathouse was built at Outward Fenit
1892 The lifeboat station name, known at the time as Tralee Bay, was changed to Fenit
1930 Bronze Medals were awarded to John Nolan, John Cahill and Joseph Cahill, fishermen of Tralee, for saving the crew of three of the steamship Co-operator.
1933 Silver watches were presented to Coxswain Thomas Crowley and Mechanic John Doyle for an arduous 17½ hour service searching for the steamship Heilo.
1999 A new Trent class lifeboat, ON-1239 Robert Hywel Jones Williams, was
placed on service on 28 February. This lifeboat was funded from the generous
bequest of Robert Hywel Jones Williams.
An inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established for evaluation trials and a D class was placed on station on 22 June.
2001 The D class lifeboat, D-561 Cursitor Street, was placed on service on 11 March.
2002 A Centenary Vellum was awarded to the station to commemorate 100 years
as a lifeboat station.
Station honours