LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Mrs Marie Winstone in her garden with the Duke of Atholl after she had presented to him a cheque for £300,000 to fund a 52ft Arun to be stationed at Fishguard.

With them are (I.) Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of... - View image in PDF

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—On the night j of Sunday the 1st October, 1876, the ] No. 2 Life-boat, John Turner-Turner, res- cued the crew of the brig Mary Ann, of Whitehaven, and 4 boatmen, being 10 in all, from that vessel, which had drifted on...

The Sandgate coast- guard reported at 1.40 A.M. on the 2nd July that a seaplane was down half a mile S.E. of the coastguard station. A S.W. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. The motor life-boat Sir William Hillary put out and found the...

They carefully approach the casualty to check for any remaining flames.. - View image in PDF

NOVEMBER 29TH. - THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. The destroyer Javelin had been damaged in a naval engagement, and was on fire 15 miles S.E. of the life-boat station. After going out ten miles the lifeboat came within eight of the battle, asked for...

1st August to 31st October.

Greater London.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive.

CROYDON.—Presentation by the Mayoress of the shield for Greater London in the life-boat essay competition, to Gordon...

tHen AnD noW State of the art When crowds gathered in Dover on 10 July 1930 to see the naming of a new 20m motor lifeboat, they were to witness an historic moment for the RnLi.

named Sir William Hillary after the founder of...

1st May to 31st July, 1935.

Greater London.

Prince of Wales Day for the life-boats was held in Greater London, on 21st May, in Acton and Chiswick, Ashford, Barnes, Battersea, Beckenham, Bermondsey,...