Served at Tynemouth and then at Sunderland from 1911 to 1935. Launched on service 55 times. Rescued 272 lives Two gold and six silver medals awarded to members of her crews for gallantry. - View image in PDF
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Clogher Head, Co. Louth — 26th October, 1937. A ship had been reported in distress, but only a steamer which had been signalling for a pilot was found.—Rewards, £19 18s. 6d..
6th Septem- ber. Fireworks in celebration of the birth of a son and heir to Countess Cawdor at Cawdor Castle, mistaken for distress signals.—Rewards, £8 15s..
22nd November.
Search was made for a fishing vessel which, meanwhile, got in with the help of another fishing boat.—Rewards, £7 6s. Qd..
It is regretted that a gift made to the Port Talbot branch of £700 was inadvertently left out of the Supplement to Year Book 1967 listing branch collections for 1966..
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James Turpin, coxswain of Fowey lifeboat until his retirement in 1978. He joined the crew in 1938, becoming coxswain in 1959. In 1977 he was awarded the BEM for services to the RNLI..
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In June, representatives of the Civil Service Motoring Organisation (CSMA), together with Frizzell Financial Services, presented St Davids lifeboat station honorary secretary with a cheque for £19,000. - View image in PDF
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BBC Radio Cleveland's Lifeboat 2000 Appeal has now reached the target of €75,000 to purchase an Atlantic 75 class inshore lifeboat for Hartiepool.. - View image in PDF
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Formidable - dinner at Alderney's sailing club produced by TVsuperchef Gary Rhodes and Alderney lifeboat crew for their French coastguard friends from CROSSMA (above) is a culinary success. - View image in PDF
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Alistair Dunning, of Pfizer presents Nigel French and Dr Crawford, Ramsgate chairman with a cheque for £5,000 which will fund a year's crew training at the station.. - View image in PDF
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