LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Lieutenant Turcopolier of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.

AMONG his distinctions, Sir William Hillary was Lieutenant Turcopolier of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and we...

EDINBURGH'S PERMANENT LIFEBOAT SHOP, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN 'IN BUSINESS' FOR TEN YEARS by Joyce Dunford MANY ARE THE WAYS of raising money for the RNLI, but one of the most unusual is the Edinburgh shop, rightly named 'The Lucky...

BUILT TO SPECIFICATIONS probably not exceeded by any ship afloat; subjected to exhaustive commissioning trials; maintained with jealous care by coxswain, mechanic and crew; watched over by divisional inspector, district surveyor and engineer...

Turning turf into money If your branch has a small racecourse in its territory it can be a money spinner.

I say small because our branch also has a large course within its boundaries, but as a fund raising area it is dead...

FEBRUARY 29TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. Red rockets, thought to have come from a vessel which had been in collision, had been reported, but no vessel in need of help could be found. - Rewards, £21 7s. 6d.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 139 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 25 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1938 - - - - 65,989 To Five Vessels in One...

The D class lifeboat is named in memory of Ken and Mary Stansfield and was handed over by their grandson Toby Stansfield.

Also present were the Stansfield's two sons, who had flown in from Dorset and Maryland, USA, to... - View image in PDF

FOR SAVING LIFE FROM WRECKS VOTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS' CREWS, AND TO OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31ST DECEMBER,...