LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 74 feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the air-cases, which give extra buoyancy...
Category: Articles
Life on the Open Road
When Spring approaches and inshore lifeboats prepare for their busy period, George Dadson, RNLI truck driver, knows there is far more going on behind the scenes than may meet the public eye…George is responsible for ensuring the inflatables...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Life-boat Saturday Fund season for 1900 is now drawing to a close, and it has been one of great anxiety, not only to the Central Committee of the Fund and their officials, but also to the numerous Local Committees and Auxiliaries through...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat
TtrE day is spent ; the ied sun sinks Beneath the Western wave; The light bark gaily holds her course With her crew so stout and brave.
A few short hours, and all is changed; For loudly howls the Wast, And o'er the...
Category: Poetry
The R.N.L.I. Maintains a Fleet of Reserve Life-Boats, and Last Year Boats Built As Far Back As 1930, 1933, 1935 and 1939 Were Included.
The R.N.L.I. maintains a fleet of reserve life-boats, and last year boats built as far back as 1930, 1933, 1935 and 1939 were included. It is after a period in the reserve fleet that such life-boats are put up for private sale. The life-boat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Ship's Boat
Margate, Kent. At 6.37 on the even- ing of the 29th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a ship's boat was flying a distress signal about a mile and a half east of Kingsgate. The life-boat North...
Anniversary Supper
Blue Peter I crew past and present: (left to right) Peter Cheney, station branch chairman and original station honorary secretary; with original crew members, John Pe/ham, Roy Cole and George Moore: Gerry Prest (centre), fundraising branch... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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AUGUST 20TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A rocket had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £10 2s..
An Aeroplane (175)
NOVEMBER 9TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A bomber had been reported fallen into the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £9 2s. 6d..
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Nov. 20TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
A loud explosion could be heard, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £16 2s. 9d.