LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The St. Gowan Lightvessel
On the night of the 21st-22nd Sep- tember, 1953, the Tenby life-boat rescued the crew of seven of the St.
Gowan lightvessel, which was in distress in very bad weather. For a full account of this service and for the awards...
The First Steam Life-Boat
THE recent notices in the press, both written and pictorial, of the latest production of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION—" the first steam Lifeboat "—have been so full, that we can quite imagine some of the Society's...
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Meetings of the Committee
Tuesday, 6th May, 1858. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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The End of H.M.S. Warspite. A Dangerous Service By Penlee
AT the end of April the famous battleship Warspite, which was built over thirty years ago. and served with great distinction in two wars in all parts of the world, was being towed from Portsmouth by two tugs to a shipbreaker's yard on...
Category: Services
Wreck of the S.S. "Ontario," on the Hasborough Sands
THIS fine steamer was totally wrecked on the Hasborough Sands, off the Norfolk coast, on the 20th October last, having grounded there on the Sunday previously. She belonged to Liverpool, and was 2,880 tons burden, and was commanded by a...
Category: Services
Super-Quality of Life-Boats. Some Examples from the Recent Gales
By Captain Howard F. I. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boats.
IN an article with the above title which appeared in The Lifeboat for February, 1925, I pointed out the reasons why, in material and construction...
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 2nd April, 1868.—THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
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Major-General R H Farrant Cb Chairman of the Institution
In a lifetime of sailing and the sea, participation and service have gone hand in hand.7 have always been interested in boats that would go faster than their wave length speed . . .'FOR MAJOR-GENERAL RALPH FARRANT a constant search for...
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Bronze for selfless braveryOn the same day as the Redcar incident (see page 12] volunteers at Filey too were called upon to save lives.
Particular tidal and weather conditions combined with the local geology to create...
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Dogged determination North Berwick's D class inflatable was called out during July this year after a Golden Retriever decided to show off the breed's prowess in the water.
Six year old Homer decided to take a dip...