LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The End of Steam. Record of the Six Steam Life-Boats and the "Helen Peele" of Padstow
LAST spring, when the Motor Life-boat Princess Mary was sent to Padstow, the larger of the two Pulling and Sailing Life-boats at that station, and the Steam Tug, Helen Peele, were withdrawn from service, while the smaller Life-boat will,...
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Cold can kill
In 1945 a committee was set up by the Admiralty to investigate the cause of loss of life after sinking in the last war, when it was estimated that between 30,000 and 40,000 probably died after successfully abandoning ship. As a result of...
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The Fundraisers
Battle royal The peace of the Glasgow afternoon was shattered by the sound of rocket and gunfire and the waiting crowd watched with tense expectation. A variety of lifeboats stood by waiting for the call as the Russian battle fleet closed in...
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Fit and Strong
One need only look at the cork-clad oarsmen of over 100 years ago or the 'lady launchers'of the 1950s to see just how much has changed over the decades in saving lives at sea. Today's crews and lifeguards have previously undreamt...
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A Baptism By Fire And Water
A BAptism By fiRe ANd WAteR At the northernmost tip of mainland Scotland, the waters of the Atlantic Ocean siphon into the North Sea and back again, twice a day, through a churning channel less than 7 miles wide. One new recruit will always...
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Annual Report. 1888
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Booms, King Street, St. James's, on Saturday, 24th day of March, 1888, His Grace The DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, E.G., President of the...
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Lifeboat Classes
a s p o t t e r ' s g u i d e Why are there so many different designs of lifeboat when the purpose of every lifeboat is so similar-the saving of life at sea? Surely, one might think, all lifeboats are designed to weather the worst of...
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Fleetwood's 44Ft Waveney Class Lifeboat Lady of Lancashire Joins the Search for Survivors
Fleet-Wood's 44Ft Waveney Class Lifeboat Lady of Lancashire Joins The Search For Survivors. - View image in PDF
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The Motor Fleet
" STEADILY onwards," may be said to be the policy of the Institution, in regard to the installation of motive power in its Fleet of Life- boats.
A year ago we gave a description of the various boats which were...
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Four More Lifeboats for the Rnlis Miniature
Four more lifeboats for the RNLis miniature collection were presented to Ravmond Baxter bv Brian Williams fr) at Earls Court. Made bv Mr Williams, thev are the gift of Mr and Mrs R. Phillips of Salcombe.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs