Nairn Lifeboat Station

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Nairn Lifeboat Station was in Nairn, Scotland, beside the River Nairn on the Moray Firth. It opened on 9 March 1878 and was run by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). It was one of four new Scottish stations created to help ships around the Moray Firth.

The first lifeboat was a 34-foot self-righting pulling and sailing boat named Caulfield and Ann. It was funded by the late C. T. Lloyd Williams, and at the opening ceremony the boat was handed to the local committee with a blessing.

Notable rescues include:
- 20 January 1881: The Annie Marie of Norway ran aground near the Carse of Ardseer; the lifeboat helped rescue three crew members after one man was saved by a local boat.
- 13 August 1885: The Himalaya, a barque from Norway, ran aground near Findhorn; nine men were rescued by the lifeboat in a gale.

In 1892, Nairn received a lifeboat funded by Rev. Theophilus Sidney Echalaz, one of three boats funded by him; all three boats were given the same name.

In 1910 it was decided to open a new lifeboat station at Cromarty on the north side of the Moray Firth, and Nairn was closed in 1911. The Theophilus Sidney Echalaz lifeboat (ON 337) was sold in 1911. The harbour development around 1930 is thought to have led to the demolition of the lifeboat house.

Nairn Lifeboat Station served for 33 years, during which several lifeboat awards were made for service at Nairn.