LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Children at Ramsgate, Kent, Assisted the Local Ladies' Life-Boat Guild When They Staged a Carnival Last Year. a Banner Fastened to the Masts of Their Boat Stated: 'Ramsgate Ladies' Life-Boat Guild—
Children at Ramsgate, Kent, assisted the local ladies' life-boat guild when they staged a carnival last year.
A banner fastened to the masts of their boat stated: 'Ramsgate ladies' life-boat guild—we need your... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Life-Boat Stations of the United Kingdom
XXXVIII.—WALMER.
Centurion, 36 feet long, 9 feet 4 inches beam, 12 oars.
TOWARDS the end of the year 1856 a Life-boat was placed on this station by the Institution, in aid of which the Royal Thames Yacht...
Category: Articles
The Following Are Extracts from the General Rules of Management
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXTRACTS FROM THE GENERAL RULES OF MANAGEMENT :— " Each Life-boat to have a Coxswain Superintendent, with a fixed Annual Salary of £8.
" The Life-boat to be regularly taken afloat for...
Category: Accounts
Local Committees
An especial feature of the National Ship- wreck Institution, is the establishment of Local Committees for the management of their boats. As stated in the first number of this Journal, the Parent Institution looks to earnest, hearty...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Cambria
CAISTER, NORFOLK, AND SUFFOLK. — On the 14th May at 3 A.M. the watchmen saw the flash and heard the report of a gun fired at sea N. of the Cross Sand. A strong breeze was blowing from the N., the sea was moderate, but afterwards became rough...
Ryal
MARCH 26TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 7.17 A.M. a message was received from the Gorleston coastguard that distress signals were being made by a vessel off Caister. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea, At...
Awards to Honorary Workers
Mr. H. C. WHITEHEAD, has been appointed an Honorary Life Governor of the Institution in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered as Honorary Secretary of the Appledore Life-boat Station for 28 years; and has been presented with a...
Category: Awards
Le Fleme
St. Helier, Jersey, and St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—12th July, 1938. Anxiety was felt for the French yacht Le Flerne, which had been missing since leaving Cherbourg five days earlier, but no trace could be found of her.—Rewards: St. Helier,...
A Martinet Aeroplane
OCTOBER 8TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
A Martinet aeroplane had come down in the sea, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £18 2s.
(See Watchet, “ Services by Shore-boats,” page 65.).
An Aeroplane (50)
DECEMBER 11TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
Rescue craft and aeroplanes also searched.- Rewards, £24 2s. 6d..