LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Bravest Deed of 1948
THE "Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage, in memory of John, 7th Earl of Hardwicke," for the bravest deed of the year has. been awarded to Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer, for the rescue of thirty lives from the Italian...
Category: Awards
The Royal Bank of Scotland
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To save lives at sea our brave crews have to be well-trained and well-equipped.
This is why we need you, with a Lifeboats...
Category: Advertisement
List of Gifts and Bequests Having Special Conditions Attached to Them Appropriated By the Committee In 1908—continued
The late Miss A. W. Clarke Hall
Amount of Gift or Legacy: 7,571 18 7
Date received. 1906-7
For building and...
Category: Donations
The Difficulties of the Land
Launching the Clovelly life-boat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Centenaries of Life-Boat Stations
Presentation of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales.
THBEE presentations of Centenary Vel- lums to stations have taken place since last summer—at Sunderland and Hartle- pool last October, and at Newhaven in April of...
Category: Articles
Record of Rescues In 1967
1967 month January February March April May June July August September October November December Number of times life-boats called out on service 65 49 85 66 69 117 144 154 122 113 60 59 1,103 Lives saved by life-boats 25 25 67 23 67 98 67...
Category: Services
The Wreck of the Anzio I
ON the night of 2nd /3rd April, 1966, the motor vessel Anzio I went aground.
The Humber life-boat was launched. She was unable to save any lives, but for the attempt which she made in extremely severe conditions Coxswain...
Category: Services
"Storm Warriors of the Suffolk Coast."
IN the review of Major Ernest Cooper's book Storm Warriors of the Suffolk Coast, which appeared in the last issue of The Life-boat, it was mentioned that the book could be bought from the Institution, price 3s. 6d. post...
Category: Advertisement
Twentieth Anniversary of the Wreck of the Rohilla
A CONGREGATION of nearly a thousand people filled the West Cliff Congrega- tional Church at Whitby, on the evening of 28th October, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla on Saltwick Nab, Whitby,...
Category: Articles
Below: the Crew of the Lytham St.Annes
Below: The crew of the Lytham St Annes lifeboat ON-73, Charles Biggs, who saved twelve of the crew of the Mexico in 1886.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs