LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 8
THESE remains but one type of Life-boat to which reference is necessary to com- plete the description of those boats which are propelled either by sail or oars. The Cromer type bears so strong a resemblance to the Liverpool Life- boats that...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
CROMER, NORFOLK.—On the 1st March a N.E. gale was blowing with squalls of hail and snow. At about 6.30 P.M.
signals of distress were seen from the barque Lodore, of Liverpool, which was at anchor about four miles off. The...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
ORMES' HEAD, LLAKDUDNO.—On the 27th February, information was received here that a vessel was in distress in the bay. The wind was blowing hard from the N.E. at the time, and the sea was very rough.
The Sisters'...
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The Practice of Smashing a Bottle of Wine Over the Bows, the Naming By a Celebrity, Usually a Lady, the Well-Wishing, the Religious Blessing and the Cheers Are All of Them Deeply Rooted In History.
The practice of smashing a bottle of wine over the bows, the naming by a celebrity, usually a lady, the well-wishing, the religious blessing and the cheers are all of them deeply rooted in history.. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.—The Life-boat Duncan was launched from this station at 6 A.M. on the 10th October last, and rescued 2 men from a perilous position on board the fishing smack Gleaner. A sudden storm had compelled a number of fishing...
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The S.S. City of York
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 7.5 on the evening of the 19th of February, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that the S.S. City of York had reported that she wished to land a sick man at Whitby and had stated that she would be off the...
"Literature of the Life-Boat"
IN October, 1936, Literature of the Life-boat, by Sir John Gumming, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., a vice-president-of the Institution, appeared as a supplement to; The Life-boat, and. a second part appeared a year later. In these two supplements Sir...
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Notes and News. By George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the Institution
THERE are many matters, both in con- I nexion with the work of the Stations and of the Financial Branches, which I should '• be glad to discuss with Life-boat workers, and which they, no doubt, would like to ' discuss among ...
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War Services of the Life-Boats to Our Allies
IN his speech at the Annual General Meeting the American Ambassador referred to the war services of the Life-boats to American vessels, and spoke of the 200 Americans who, during •the war and the first year of peace, owed their lives to the...
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The Hilda, of Rucorn
.—On the 2nd May the Out-Pensioner Life-boat was launched from this station during a fresh breeze at W.N.W., and rendered important assistance to the Hilda, of Hun- corn, which had gone on shore at Mizen Head..