LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hands the RNLI's new colour to Coxswain Leonard Patten of Newhaven.
Partly obscured is Mr James Westoll, Chairman of the Clothworkers' Foundation, which sponsored the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Survivor of the Fethard Disaster
John McNamara, who spent three days without food while stranded on a rock in February, 1914 (see page 674). - View image in PDF
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The Maud Smith Award
Coxswain George Leith, of the Lerwick, Shetland, lifeboat, who helped to rescue the crew of nine of the trawler Granton Osprey on December 13, 1972, is this year's recipient of the £5 'The Maud Smith Award for courage, in memory...
Category: Awards
Carillion, of Cowes (1)
RACE CASUALTY While the yacht Carillion of Cowes was taking part in the Fastnet race on 5th August, 1971, she struck rocks off the Lizard and was damaged.
At 9.30 p.m. the life-boat Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service JVo. 33)...
Patron Emil Guyot a New 'All Seasons' Lifeboat from France Will Be Stationed at Belle Ile Photograph By Courtesy of Dag Pike
Patron Emil Guyot, a new 'a/1 seasons' lifeboat from France, will be stationed at Belle lie. Photograph by courtesy of Dag Pike. - View image in PDF
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The War Record.
From the beginning of the war up to to-day the life-boats of the Institution have rescued 3840 lives. They have rescued more lives in just over twenty-two months of war than in the last ten years of peace. They have rescued 40 lives a week,...
Category: Articles
A Treasure Ship In All Her Pride
The schooner Lamorna ready to sail for the South China Seas in search of Captain Kidd's treasure. - View image in PDF
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The Motor Yawl Vigilant
A YACHT MISSING Sunderland, Co. Durham.—The local motor yawl Vigilant, with a crew of four, had gone out from Sunderland on January 1st, 1947, and on the 4th, as nothing had been heard of her, anxiety was felt for her safety and the motor...
The Bishop of Truro Dedicating the Padstow Life-Boat
The Bishop of Truro Dedicating The Padstow Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
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Portrait of a Coxswain
THE photograph shows Coxswain William Coull, of Girvan, Ayrshire. He was appointed coxswain on 5th May, 1960. Previously, after nearly six months as bowman, he served from September, 1956, as second coxswain. Since he joined the crew in 1956... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs