LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Launches
ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Sep 24,25, Oct25,Dec 12,13,26 D-536:Sep 9,24,25,30, Dec 12,l3,24,26(x2) ABERDOVEY B-758:Sep 2,Oct 3 ABERSOCH B-790:Sep2,3,13 ABERYSTWYTH B-704:Sep 9,17,27,Oct 3,16,27, Nov 13,Dec21 ACHILL ISLAND ON-1240(14-28):Oct 9...
Category: Services
Your Letters
A bear thank you Sir -1 should like to thank everyone who has written requesting a personalized teddy bear, (Bear necessities, Summer 1989 issue).
The teddy bears are still available and the letters RNLI can be worked on...
Category: Correspondence
United States Life-Saving Service
THE Life-Saving Service of the United States comprised at the close of the fiscal year which ended on the 30th June, 1904, 273 stations, no increase in the number having taken place during the year. Of those stations 196 were situated on the...
Category: Articles
New Motor Life-Boats at Walton and Clacton. Inaugural Ceremonies By H.R.H. Prince George, K.G.
Inaugural Ceremonies by H.R.H. Prince George, K.G.
H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE, K.G., named the new Motor Life-boats at Walton-on- the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea on 25th July. These are the fourth and fifth Life-boats which Prince...
Category: Inaugurations
Galaxia
Fire dramaCoordination between the lifeboat and the Navy was the key to the successful operation to save a blazing Spanish trawler. Fire had broken out at around 3pm on Saturday, 27 January in the accommodation section of the ship, which had...
L'Espoir and Innocence (1)
Arun saves yacht and skipper after long tow in severe weatherThe RNLI's chief of operations has written to thank the crews of both the Falmouth and Lizard lifeboats following a service involving both lifeboats on 16 February...
Mrs Evelyn Paley, Donor of Appledore's Atlantic 75.
Mrs Evelyn Paley, donor of Appledore's Atlantic 75. Douglas Paley with divisonal inspector for the South. George Rawlinson. preparing the champagne.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Dispatches
A day to remember The RNLI's Annual Presentation of Awards ceremony is an uplifting experience More than 1,000 supporters, volunteers, staff and, most importantly, awardees attended this year's event on Thursday 18 May at the...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
Deck Plan.
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Body Plan. Midship Section.
The accompanying figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these...
Category: Articles
H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent Presents a Silver Medal
The recipient is Coxswain SAMUEL CUNNINGHAM, of Portrush (see page 52). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs