Burnham-on-Crouch Lifeboat Station is located at the end of Foundry Lane at Burnham Yacht harbour, in Burnham-on-Crouch, a town sitting on the north bank of the River Crouch, 20 miles (32 km) south east of Chelmsford, on the south side of the Dengie Peninsula, in the county of Essex.

[2] In 1964, in response to an increasing amount of water-based leisure activity, the RNLI placed 25 small fast Inshore lifeboats around the country.

[2] However, it was decided to close the station in 1968, as it was felt that there were sufficient rescue assets in the area, and D-95 was withdrawn at the end of the summer season.

[1][2][4] From the beginning, the D-class lifeboat had been kept at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, but the slipway was narrow and steep, and there was no room for expansion for extra facilities.

When it was proposed to place an additional and larger B-class (Atlantic 21) Inshore lifeboat at Burnham-on-Crouch, the ideal solution was to relocate to the current site at Burnham Yacht Harbour.

[5] The very first Atlantic 75-class lifeboat Susan Peacock (B-700), was temporarily placed at Burnham from the relief fleet, arriving on station on 1 October 1996.