LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Teeswood
Margate, Kent.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say that a small boat had been reported in diffi- culties one mile off Tankerton. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was...
The Helwick Lightvessel (1)
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At three o'clock on the afternoon of the 21st of December, 1959, the life-boat Henry Comber Brown was returning to her station from an exercise, during which she had taken Christmas parcels to the Helwick and St....
The Sailing Barge Spurgeon
Margate, Kent.—At 6.7 on the even- ing of the 8th of August, 1952, thecoastguard telephoned that a sailing barge was ashore on the North-East Shingle Sands, and at 6.10 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI, was launched. The...
The Ex-Life-Boat King John
MOTOR BOAT TOW At 11.15 p.m. on 23rd November, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat had broken down two to three miles north-east of Dungeness. The life-boat Mabel E. Holland was launched at 11.35 in a...
CBE for RNLI's Director
Lt Cdr Brian Miles, the Director of the RNLI, was awarded a CBE in the New Year's honours list in recognition of his service to the Institution.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Platform Party at the Re-Dedication of Ballycotton 's New Lifeboat
The Platform Party at The Re-Dedication of Bellycotton 's New Lifeboat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Right) the Ceremony Over Sir Alec Goes Aboard for a Tour of the Harbour
(Right) The ceremony over, Sir Alec goes aboard for a tour of the harbour.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rose of England
Humber, Yorkshire.—At about 4.35 A.M. on the 21st February the life-boat watchman reported that a vessel had run ashore about a quarter-mile N.E.
of Spurn light-vessel. She was the steam trawler Rose of England, of Grimsby,...
A Close-Up Broadside View
A close-up broadside view of the model: note the faithful reproduction of the anchor stowage and of the stanchions and guard chains: it took Mr Turland seven hours to fit just one of the bottle screws. Note also the buo ancy blocks behind... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs. Lawrence Glen at the Wheel of the Girvan Life-Boat
Behind Mrs. Glen is the Duke of Montrose.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs