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Vhp Transmitter/Receivers Are Now Very Compact and Can Be Fitted In Boats As Small As the RNLI's D Class Inflatables. This Photograph of the First Atlantic 75 Rigid
VHP transmitter/receivers are now very compact and can be fitted in boats as small as the RNLI's D class inflatables. This photograph of the first Atlantic 75 rigid inflatable clearly shows the aerial mounted on the mast aft - as high as... - View image in PDF
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May (1)
GOUROCK, RENFREWSHIRE. Just before midnight on the 4th of September, 1942, the naval tug Romsey, with a crew of 20, dragged her anchor off Gourock pier, and the outwardbound steamer Lairdsburn ran her down.
She sank in a...
Category: Services
At Exmouth on 16Th May, 1970, the 48-Foot 6-Inch Solent Type Life-Boat City of Birmingham,
At Exmouth on 16th May, 1970, the 48-foot 6-inch Solent type life-boat City of Birmingham, paid for by contributions by the citizens of Birmingham, was named by the Deputy Mayor of Birmingham (Aid. Charles V. G.... - View image in PDF
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Past and Present
From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT of August 1892 THE WRECK OF THE EIDER On the night of Sunday 31st January 1892 the four-masted s.s. Eider of Bremen, 4,719 tons register, bound from New York for Southampton, en route for Bremen, stranded on...
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The Grp Arun's Hull Plug Is Double Diagonal Construction Coated With 18 Coats of Furane Resin, Rubbed Down Hard Between Each Coat. the Ultimate Finish of a Glass Rei
The GRP Arun's hull plug is double diagonal construction coated with 18 coats of Furane resin, rubbed down hard between each coat.
The ultimate finish of a glass reinforced plastic hull is dependent on the fine quality... - View image in PDF
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It Took Shoreline Member John Simpson 12 Weeks to Grow a Beard Six Centimeters Long; Sponsorship for This Growth Industry Brought In £76 on the Night the Beard Was Somewhat Recklessly Re
It took Shoreline member John Simpson 12 weeks to grow a beard six centimeters long; sponsorship for this growth industry brought in £76. On the night the beard was, somewhat recklessly, removed a further £94 was raised for Yeovil... - View image in PDF
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December (1)
DECEMBER MEETING DUNGENESS, KENT. About 11.30 in the morning of the 26th September, 1940, an R.A.F. pilot baled out from his aeroplane and came down in the sea five miles S.W.
by W. of Galloways. The weather was moderate....
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The Right Hon A. V. Alexander, C.H., M.P., Minister of Defence, and Coxswain William Peters, of St. Ives, Etc
The Right Hon A V Alexander CH MP Minister of Defence and Coxswain William Peters of St Ives Who Won The Silver Medal For Rescuing The Crew. - View image in PDF
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Focus on . . . Ilfracombe
When the maroons are fired at Ilfracombe, on the North Devon Coast, everyone has a good chance of seeing the new life-boat, Lloyd's II, which is kept in the life-boat house below Lantern Hill, going on its carriage through the heart of...
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Southampton Boat Show September 13 to 18 Got Away to a Good Start on the First Day With the Presentation By Shaw Taylor to Sir Alec Rose of Three Cheques: £500 From
Southampton Boat Show, September 13 to 18, got away to a good start on the first day with the presentation by Shaw Taylor to Sir Alec Rose of three cheques: £500 from Cobramold Ltd, to mark the building of the 2,000th Leisure class... - View image in PDF
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