[1][2] The station has operated since 1822 and crews have been presented with 29 awards for gallantry[3] including, in 1847, two RNLI Silver Medals to Martha and Margaret Llewellyn.

[5] In May 1874 the RNLI awarded the Fishguard lifeboat No.1 crew £27 for their lifesaving services over the previous month; they included saving a total of 17 crew from the schooners J.T.S., Squirrel and Gem and the smack Lerry.

[5] A slipway was built by the Great Western Railway in 1911 for a new boathouse; both were replaced in 1930.

[5] The lifeboat Charterhouse (ON563) was on station between 1909 and 1931, during which time her crews saved 47 lives.

[7] In February 1946 White Star was at sea for more than 24 hours in severe weather standing by the broken-down submarine HMS Universal and helping to rescue her crew.