LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Problem of Launching at St. Ives
The first St. Ives life-boat was built locally and was stationed there in 1840.
In 1860 she was replaced by a pulling and sailing life-boat of the self-righting type built by the Institution, and up to 1933 the life-boats...
Category: Articles
Yla Section
THE Fastnet race—famous among yachtsmen the world over for its tough course of over 600 miles from Cowes to round the Fastnet rock off the south-west of Ireland—is contested only by strong and experienced crews. This year there were nearly...
Category: Articles
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BUDEHAVEN.—A new life-boat, on Mr PEAKE'S design, has been stationed at Budehaven on the north coast of Cornwall by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. Her dimensions are, length 27 ft., beam...
Category: Articles
The Late Mr. Charles Clifford
THE gentle CHARLES CLIFFORD, who, after years of severe suffering, passed away a short time since, deserves a few words in service on occasions when life-boats unassisted | the great value of his invention for Lowering " 'The...
Category: Obituaries
Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
National Institution FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
ESTABLISHED IN 1824.
SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
Category: Advertisement
County Associations
As already mentioned, one of the chief features of this Journal will be to bring into prominent notice the several County Asso- ciations and Local Committees that have long existed around our coasts, and to urge on the well-wishers to the...
Category: Articles
News from the Branches. 1st January to 31st March
1st January to 31st March.
Greater London.
BATTERSEA.—Concert by the Junior Imperial League, with address by Mr. Rham, Honorary Secretary of the Branch. Address to the Rotary Club by the District...
Category: Branches
Award of Medals, Gratuities, Etc
THE following is a list of the cases in which the ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK have voted Honorary or Pecuniary Rewards, to persons who have been instrumental in saving lives during the year...
Category: Medals
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 4th June, 1908.
Colonel FITZ-ROY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 1st June, 1882.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chair- man of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting, and those of the Finance and...
Category: Committee