Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station is a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station located in the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in the English county of West Sussex. It underwent extensive re-development in 2010 with a new purpose built boathall to accommodate its new all-weather lifeboat (AWB). It operates two lifeboats, the AWB and the Inshore lifeboat . Over the years, Shoreham Lifeboat Station crew have been involved in many rescues. Eight RNLI medals for gallantry, five silver and three bronze, have been awarded, the last in 1980. History 1845–1929: Harbour Commission and transfer to RNLI In 1845 the Shoreham Harbour Commissioners decided to provide funds to open a lifeboat service for the town. The first lifeboat was the , a self-righting pulling vessel in length. In 1865 the RNLI took over the lifeboat service for Shoreham, establishing a station with a boathouse on Kingston beach. In 1870 the Harbour Board funded the installation of a slipway. The 1865 boathouse was used until 1892, when a new timber-framed boathouse was built on the western side of the Harbour. The old building was demolished. On 16 December 1874 the Ramonet capsized while on a training exercise in rough weather and heavy seas. One crewman drowned. A local customs officer swam out to attempt to assist, and was awarded the RNLI Silver Medal. In 1903, the boathouse was moved further from the shore. In October 1924, the station was closed, as the silt deposits in the harbour entrance had created a sandbar which made operations impossible. The station did not re-open until October 1929 after work had been carried out to remove the sandbar. 1933–1941: new station and World War II rescues In 1933 the station moved to Kingston Beach opposite Shoreham Harbour. The new boathouse and slipway were built to accommodate the new 41 ft lifeboat. The 1933 boathouse is still standing, but has undergone several alterations to accommodate different lifeboats serving at the station. During World War II, Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, crewed by Royal Navy men rather than the lifeboat crew. She was towed to Dunkirk on 1 June 1940 by naval drifter Kindred Star. During the evacuation she made three trips from the beaches back to Dover. On 16 November 1941 the Royal Navy minesweeper President Briand was had engine trouble along the coast off Shoreham. Strong wind along with heavy seas were threatening