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Augusta (Lifeboat)
The Augusta was a private lifeboat which was stationed in the town of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk 〔''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.〕 She was launched on 14 November 1838〔The Fishermen’s Lifeboat By Peter Cox & Tim Groves:Published By Sheringham Town Council 1994, ISBN 0-9524810-0-6〕 and stayed on station for 56 years until she was retired from service in 1894 after an inspection declared her to be unseaworthy.〔
==Beginnings==
Before ''The Augusta'' was commissioned the fishermen of Sheringham would use their fishing boats to rescue vessels in distress, in particular a large fishing boat called ''Upcher'' which was owned by a man by the name of Harry West. Mr West had been lent the money for his boat by Charlotte Upcher who, along with her husband had always had shown interest in the lives and welfare of the local fishermen and their families.
Charlotte Upcher had been, for sometime, concerned with the appalling loss of life in the local fishing industry. During one particularly severe gale along the East coast on 29 November 1826,〔 seven Sheringham fishermen lost their lives when their two boats overturned just offshore. Then, in January 1838, a large Sheringham fishing boat known locally as a "twenty footer" was damaged and sunk on Sheringham Shoal. These incidents prompted Charlotte to fund the establishment of a lifeboat service in Sheringham.
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