LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part Xii—Trials
THROUGHOUT HER BUILDING a lifeboat is under the regular scrutiny of the RNLI's own hull, machinery and electronics overseers; she also receives periodic visits by Lloyd's Register of Shipping surveyors and an exceptionally high...
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Jersey: (Right) Hm Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Presents St.Helier Lifeboat Station's Centenary Vellum to Captain Roy
Jersey: (Right) HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother presents St Helier lifeboat station's centenary vellum to Captain Roy Builen, honorary secretary of Jersey Branch. - View image in PDF
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Strathelliot
Stromness, Orkneys.—At ten o'clock on the morning of the 23rd of October, 1952. a local man telephoned that he had seen two trawlers off Ness Battery, one of which appeared to be in diffi- culties. The life-boat honorary secre- tary and...
Maggie
The Life-boat Henry Vernon was despatched at 8.30 A.M. on the 18th January to the assistance of the brigantine Maggie A., of Poole, which was sighted about that time making for the river. A strong gale was blowing with a very heavy sea, and...
The Two Thames Class Lifeboats Pictured Together
The two Thames class lifeboats pictured together, possibly for the first time, at the Poole depot following their withdrawal as station lifeboats.
50-002, ex-lslay.
is to become a training... - View image in PDF
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Fishing Boats
AUJBOROTOSH, SUFFOLK.—At 7.30 AM.
on the 6th December, 1883, a sudden gale from the N.I. sprang up accompanied by a very rough sea. The fleet of fishing boats was out, and two of the boats were unable to cross the shoals....
Lucky Hit
Lowestoft, Suffolk.-—At about 9.15 A.M.
on the 18th February, 1938, the coastguard reported a smack aground on the Inner Newcombe Sands, and the motor life-boat Agnes Cross was away within five minutes. A moderate N.E. by E...
The Tanker World Concord Dwarfs the St.Davids Lifeboat, Just Visible Alongside
The Tanker World Concord Dwarfs The St Davids Lifeboat, Just Visible Alongside. - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat Transporting Carriage. (With Tipping's Wheelplates.)
The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger sizes, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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