Help us display the historic Charterhouse lifeboat at the West Wales Maritime History Museum at Pembroke Dock.

100 years ago, Charterhouse and her crew were taken to London to be presented with medals by the Prince of Wales. They had performed a daring and arduous rescue near Fishguard. In fact, this was just one of many heroic rescues performed by Charterhouse and by the lifeboat service, which continues to save many lives each year.

The boat had an advanced design for its time. It had a petrol engine, bouyancy tanks, and a hull designed to withstand a battering on the rocks. Sails and oars were provided as a backup for the engine - just as well, for in the heavy seas and hurricane winds of the award-winning rescue, the engine gave out, the sails were ripped to shreds, and the crew had to row for many hours to make safe harbour.

Charterhouse has now found a home on the quayside at the West Wales Maritime Heritage Museum. We plan to make the boat a permanent exhibit, to show visitors how it looked when ready for a shout. We'll need paint, preservatives, and materials to restore the fixtures and fittings - as well as display panels, a cover, and a rostrum to let people look inside.

Your donation will help us tell the story of the lifeboat, to commemorate the bravery of the crew, and to tell about the work of lifeboats everywhere.