LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

MAY 21ST. - EXMOUTH, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported in the sea near Budleigh Salterton, but no sign of oil or wreckage could be found. - Rewards, £16 13s. 9d..

APRIL 5TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.

During the morning, four of the crew of the minesweeper Port Rose, which was anchored two or three miles to the north of Sheringham, came ashore in a rowing boat. The weatherwas fine with a...

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....

SINCE the great International Exhibition of 1851, promoted by the late lamented and ever-to-be-remembered PRINCE Conr- SORT, and carried to a successful termina- tion under his auspices, there have been many such exhibitions in this and...

THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Henry G. Blogg, of Cromer. He became a member of the Cromer crew in January, 1894, at the age of eighteen.

In 1902 he was appointed second cox- swain, and in 1909 coxswain. In 1917...

Mr Reg Bray, chairman of Crawley branch.

Mr Bray was associated with the branch for over 20 years, many of them as chairman. He was awarded a silver badge in 1984..

St Abbs Has Many Young Visitors In The Summer and The Life-Boat Collecting Box Overlooking The Harbour Is Not Forgotten. - View image in PDF

IN this article, which appeared in the last issue of The Life-boat, it was stated that greenheart, a very hard wood of which a little is used in building life- boats, was an African wood. This was not correct. It comes from...