LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Almost £1000 Was Raised for the Rnli
Almost £1,000 was raised for the RNLI by runners in Wolverhampton marathon in March. Ray Adams (r} raised £622; he is part-time barman of the Hop Pole, run by- Dick and Maureen Moore, which was the focal point for RNLI activities... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Naming of New Life-Boats
Newhaven H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution, named the new Newhaven life-boat Kathleen Mary on the 13th of July, 1959. The life-boat had been presented to the Institution by a lady who wished to remain...
Category: Inaugurations
S.S. Coulgorm, of Glasgow
FEBRUARY 9TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.
At 4.44 in the morning the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station at Nells Point telephoned that Burnham Radio had picked up a message from the S.S. Coulgorm, of Glasgow, that she was...
The Barnett (Twin-Screw) Motor Life-Boat
From a drawing by Mr. S. W. Clatmorthy, presented to the Institution by the artist, and reproduced by permission of The Graphic.
THE BARNETT (TWIN-SCREW) MOTOR LIFE-BOAT.
60 feet by 15 feet. Fitted...
Category: Drawings
The Naval Motor Fishing Vessels 96 and 611
DECEMBER 21ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At 5.30 in the afternoon the coastguard reported distress signals east-south-east of Walton. The night was very dark, with rain. A strong east-south-east wind was blowing and the sea was very rough...
Portrait of a Coxswain
Coxswain Kenneth J. Holland, of the Skegness, Lincolnshire, life-boat Charles Fred Gran- tham. A member of the local life-boat crew since 1947, he was first appointed coxswain in 1965 and then full-time coxswain/mechanic in 1968. Since he...
Category: Articles
The Crew of the "Henrietta" With Coxswain W. G. Fleming (Left) and the Motor Mechanic of the Gorleston Motor Life-Boat (Right)
The Crew of the "Henrietta" With Coxswain W G Fleming (Left) and The Motor Mechanic of the Gorleston Motor Life-Boat (Right). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Other IRB Launches
In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 441, 448, 456, the following launches on service were made during the months March] to May, 1968, inclusive.
Aberdovey,...
Category: Services
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
When the Aberdeen Trawler Juniper Ran Ashore on 19th February, 1967 the Aith Life-Boat Rescued the Crew
When the Aberdeen trawler Juniper ran ashore on 19th February, 1967, the Aith life-boat rescued the crew. Special awards were made to the life-boat crew (page 208).. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs