LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Troopship S.S. Archangel (1)
MAY 17TH . - FRASERBURGH, AND PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 1.18 A.M. the naval authorities at Rosyth asked, through the Fraserburgh coastguard, that the Fraserburgh life-boat should he got ready to launch. A few minutes later the station was...
The S.S. Bilsdale, of Middlesbrough
DECEMBER 9TH - 10TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. On the night of the 26th of October the S.S. Bilsdale, of Middlesbrough, ran ashore two miles north-west of Cley. The motor life-boat Foresters Centenary went to her help, but the master declined...
The S.S. Magician, of Liverpool
APRIL 15TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
At 9.10 at night on the 14th of April the Peterhead coastguard reported a vessel in difficulties at Craigwan, two miles north of Peterhead. Later he reported that no help was needed...
The S.S. H. B. Brightman
On the evening of the 16th January, during hazy weather, the s.s. H. B. Brightman struck on the rocks north of Staithes.
Although the sea was comparatively smooth on the rocks around the steamer, it was too rough for any of...
The S.S. Brightside, of Dundee
SEPTEMBER. 20TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 5.5 in the afternoon Lloyd’s agent asked, through the coastguard, if the life-boat could take out food to the S.S.
Brightside, of Dundee. A south-south-west breeze...
Woodstown and the S.S. Clapham
Nov. 15TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 11.45 A.M. the small coasting vessel Woodstown was sunk by enemy action threequarters of a mile N.E. of the Spit Buoy. A fresh S.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. At 11.50 A.M., the motor life-boat The...
The S.S. Sharpsburg, of Philadelphia
FEBRUARY 14TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 1.55 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a life-boat was required by a tanker on fire between Ql and Q2 Buoys in the Queen’s Channel. A light northerly wind was blowing with a slight...
The S.S. Kildale and Harley
FEBRUARY 3RD. - BRIDLINGTON, AND THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. About noon a message was received at Bridlington from the coastguard that the S.S. KildaleKildale was being attacked by enemy aeroplanes ten to twenty miles N.E. of Spurn, and that her...
The S.S. Freden, of Stockholm
SEPTEMBER 21ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 3.18 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that the S.S. Freden, of Stockholm, was making for Yarmouth Roads and had asked for a doctor, as the captain was injured. A light...
The S.S. Kron Prinsen, of Sweden
OCTOBER 21ST. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
The S.S. Kron Prinsen, of Sweden, had run ashore, but refloated without help.
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