LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Naval Hammock—Its Buoyancy and Use In Saving Life at Sea—In Cases of Collision, Etc
IT is well known that the boats of a man- of-war are, as a general rule, insufficient in number and capacity to save her crew except in the smoothest water; also, that the largest and safest are stowed on the booms, from whence time is...
Category: Articles
The Hatch Boat (18-01) Which Was Illustrated In the Life-Boat for March 1967 Has Been Modified and Is Now Self-Righting She Can Be Used As a Boarding Boat
The Hatch boat (18-01), which was illustrated in The Life-boat for March, 1967, has been modified and is now self-righting. She can be used as a boarding boat to take life-boat crews from the shore to life-boats which remain afloat, and she... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Wreck of the Meridian
THE following stirring account of the wreck of the above-named vessel is abridged from an interesting narrative of the same, which appeared in the ' Morning Chronicle' of the 2nd December last, as recounted by one of the sufferers, a...
Category: Services
GIVE IT A GO: FAMILY TREE
King, smuggler, lifeboat hero – what do you know about your ancestors?
We’ve enlisted genealogist Laura Berry to give you seven easy ways to discover your family history
Imagine you’re a detective, with clues...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Small Ads
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Category: Advertisement
Nor' Wester, of Boston U.S
On the 20th April, the ship Nor" Wester, of Boston, U.S., with a crew of 24 men, bound from Cardiff to Monte Video with a cargo of coals, was passing this place in tow of a powerful steam-tug, when the wind sud- denly shifting from S.S...
The Largest Life-Boat In the World
THE 60-foot Barnett twin-screw Boat now being built for New Brighton will be the most powerful Life-boat in the world, actually the largest is the new Dutch Motor Life-boat, the Brandaris, which was sent to her Station at Terschelling during...
Category: Articles
Rescue
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the list below for more reports:
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Category: Articles
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1869
1.—Moved by the CHAIRMAN :— 1.—That the following Noblemen and Gentlemen be the Officers of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION for the current year:— (vide last page for this list,) 2,—Moved by Admiral Sir GEORGE SAR- TORIUS, K.C.B.,...
Category: Meetings
Letters
Lifeboat development • I was interested to read Captain Williamson Jones' letter in THE LIFEBOAT for July (page 8). I would like to make the following points: 1—My article was a reprint from the Yachting World where it was headed...
Category: Correspondence