LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
H.M. Submarine Universal (3)
FEBRUARY 4TH - 6TH. - ST. DAVID’S AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE, AND NEW QUAY, AND ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE.
H.M. submarine Universal was on her way to the breaker’s yard. Late on the night of the 3rd of February her...
Sibiria
A Magnificent Group of Services.
19th~21st November, 1916.
SELDOM, if ever, has there been concentrated within three days of Life-boat work a more splendid series of achievements than those which are...
A Silver Medal Service at Peterhead
JUST before 10 o'clock on the night of the 18th January last, the Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Coxswain received a telephone message from the Coast- guard that a vessel was ashore on St-otstown Head, three-and-a-quarter miles north of...
Category: Services
A Vessel (15)
DECEMBER 13TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. A vessel had been reported in distress off Rhoscolyn, but the only steamer found was the Norwegian Nesttun, and she was going on her way. - Rewards, £5 12s.
An Aeroplane (18)
MAY 16TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £7 10s..
A Fishing Boat (18)
NOVEMBER 6TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. A fishing boat had gone ashore, but she was refloated by small boats when the tide rose. - No rewards desired by the lifeboat crew..
An Aeroplane (18)
MAY 23RD. - FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane which had left Belfast at 10.40 A.M. was reported to be overdue, and an unidentified object had been seen about a mile west of Rossall Shooting Range, but nothing was found. -...
An Aeroplane (17)
SEPT . 4TH. - HELVICK HEAD, CO.
WATERFORD. What looked like a burning aeroplane was reported to have been seen to drop into the sea, but nothing was found.- No rewards ; launch treated as exercise.
The S.S. Fal
On the 2nd October signal guns were fired by the Gull light-vessel, while a moderate gale was blowing from W.S.W.
with a very heavy sea. The Life-boat was launched at about 5.40 A.M. and found the s.s. Fal, of Falmouth,...
Mrs Elsie Farr
Mrs Elsie Farr. honorary life president of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society and widow of Grahame Farr. Mr Farr was honorary archivist of the LBES and after his death she took over the task of providing information from the archives and...
Category: Obituaries