Below: The remains of Tynemouth boathouse and the John Pyemont lifeboat, which were destroyed by a German bomb on 9 April 1941.. - View image in PDF
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JAN. 25TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 11.16 P.M. on the 24th January the coastguard reported a vessel making signals on her siren. The night was misty with a light S.S.E. wind and a moderate swell. Later the coastguard reported that a...
Ten life-boatmen have lost their lives on service' during the five years.
Seven life-boats have been destroyed or lost, one at Dunkirk, one at its station, three in a building yard and two in the Channel Islands, where...
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Coxswain Edwin Matthews, of the Lizard, has died at the age of eighty- seven. He became second coxswain in 1867, and coxswain in 1876, retiring in 1900 after thirty-three years as an officer ot the life-boat. During that time the station...
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The Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society is interested in the past and the present. This fine photograph, typical of the kind of pictures which members bring to light, shows the Dickinson Edleston life-boat which was stationed at Longhope,... - View image in PDF
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The announcement of two new classes of lifeboat, the Trent and Severn on 10 December 1992, made the year something of a landmark for the RNLI. The introduction of even a single lifeboat class, let alone two, is an achievement far greater...
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Pirates Help The Life-Boats at Brightlingsea. - View image in PDF
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Mrs Edgar Horne Naming The "Prudential". - View image in PDF
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The Prince of Wales and Coxswain Blogg. - View image in PDF
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Bringing Back The Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
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