LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
(Above) 44' Waveney Class Lifeboat Introduced from Us Coast Guard In 1964 Is First of the Rnli's 'Fast Afloat' Lifeboats Exceptionally Manoeuvrable Her Twin General
(Above) 44' Waveney class lifeboat, introduced from US Coast Guard in 1964, is first of the RNLI's 'fast afloat' lifeboats. Exceptionally manoeuvrable, her twin General Motors Detroit marine diesel engines give a top speed of... - View image in PDF
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January
JANUARY Launches 51 Lives rescued 103 JANUARY 1ST. - GALWAY BAY. The priest of the Inisheer Island was at Kilronan on Inishmore, where the Galway Bay life-boat is stationed. It was necessary that he should return to Inisheer on New Year’s...
Category: Services
Lord Killanin a Vice-President of the Rnll In Ireland With (R) Coxswain Thomas Walsh and (I) Acting Motor Mechanic John Devereux of Kilmore Quay for His Leaders
Lord Killanin, a vice-president of the RNLl in Ireland, with (r.) Coxswain Thomas Walsh and (I.) Acting Motor Mechanic John Devereux of Kilmore Quay. For his leadership, determination and exceptional courage when Kilmore Quay's 37'... - View image in PDF
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A Lifeboat Princess: Seven-Year-Old Alison West Sold 38500 Penny Tickets to Win the Title In a Competition Organised By Seaton and Beer Branch Eight Girls Took
. . . and a lifeboat princess: seven-year-old Alison West sold 38,500 penny tickets to win the title in a competition organised by Seaton and Beer branch. Eight girls took part and achieved an amazing £568. The honorary secretary's... - View image in PDF
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Hundreds of Eager Walkers Took Part In a 20-Mile Hike to Raise Funds for the Lifeboat Stations In North Kent
Hundreds of eager walkers took part in a 20-mile hike to raise funds for the lifeboat stations in North Kent. The hike, organised by the Medway branch, was started by lifeboatmen from Sheerness and the walkers tramped from Upnor Sailing Club... - View image in PDF
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(Below) 1974: Coxswain Derek Scott Bem of the Mumbles Guest Speaker Made a Truly Memorable Speech on His Left Cdr Ralph Swann Cbe Rnvr at That Ti
(Below) . . . 1974: Coxswain Derek Scott, BEM, of The Mumbles, guest speaker, made a truly memorable speech. On his left, Cdr Ralph Swann, CBE RNVR, at that time chairman of the Institution . . .. - View image in PDF
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John Tyrrell and His Two Elder Sons Michael (Right) and Jimmy on the Drawing Board a Brigantine-Rigged Sail Training Ship
John Tyrrell and his two elder sons, Michael (right) and Jimmy. On the drawing board a brigantine-rigged sail training ship.. - View image in PDF
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Pauline Morris Chairman of Newquay Ladies' Guild Cornwall and Her Husband Mr M H Morris Station Honorary Secretary Run a Dance Club In Aid of the Rnli Which
Pauline Morris, chairman of Newquay ladies' guild, Cornwall, and her husband, Mr M. H. Morris, station honorary secretary, run a dance club in aid of the RNLI which meets at the WI Hall every Saturday evening. A small charge is made for... - View image in PDF
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Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., Chairman of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution. By Courtesy of Universal Pictorial Press & Agency Ltd.
Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., Chairman of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.. - View image in PDF
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Steven Findlay Is Pictured Right With the Tools of His Trade With Which He Collected £130-Worth of Bottles and Coins!
Steven Findlay is pictured right with the tools of his trade, with which he collected £130-worth of bottles and coins!. - View image in PDF
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