LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Norwegian Flag
The Norwegian flag was flying when the model of Cromer's 48ft 6in Oakley lifeboat Ruby and Arthur Reed was presented to the RNLI at Poole HQ last December, tl 10 r) Frederik Paulson- Linnekogel, brother of the original modelmaker, Frank... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Alhena
JANUARY 29TH-31ST and FEBRUARY 1ST.
- CLOUGHEY, AND DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. At 12.50 A.M. information came to the Cloughey station from the coastguard at Tara that the S.S. Alhena, of Rotterdam, of 5,000 tons, laden with...
The S.S. Mosel
LIZARD. — A rocket from the signal station was heard at about 8 A.M. on the 9th August. The Honorary Secretary, the Eev. P. VYVYAN ROBINSON, and the Coxswain of the Life-boat at once proceeded there, and ascertained that a screw steamer had...
Services of Life-Boats
APPLEDORE, BIDEFORD.—On the 9th October, 1860, the schooner Druid, of Aberystwith, was driven ashore on Bideford bar. The Appledore life-boat, belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, was quickly latunhed through a high surf,...
Category: Services
Motor Life-Boats of the Institution. No. 2.—The 51-Feet Barnett (Stromness) Type
THE 51-feet Barnett (Stromness) Motor Life-boat is a modification of the 60-feet Barnett Motor Life-boat which was described in The Lifeboat for last February. She is nearly as fast as the larger type (only half a knot less), but she has not...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Highland Fling
During a very dense fog on the afternoon of the 7th January sound signals were heard not far from the shore, and although the weather was fine, there being only a slight ground swell, it was considered advisable to launch the Life-boat. The...
Harwich's New Atlantic 21 Dedicated on Saturday May 27 By the Reverend J Chelton the Branch Padre Was Provided By Dudley Hunt; Mr and Mrs R Aitken Member
Harwich's new Atlantic 21, dedicated on Saturday May 27 by the Reverend J. Chelton, the branch padre, was provided by Dudley Hunt; Mr and Mrs R. Aitken, members of the family, were present. Also present were members of Harwich and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Connaught's Appeal to the Army
Ix common with Their Majesties the King and Queen, and other members of the Royal Family, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught has always been a warm sympathiser with the work of the Institution, and, in the midst of many national duties, he has...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Ria de Cormes, of Cadiz
MARCH 2ND. - WALMER, KENT. At 4.35 in the morning the Deal coastguard reported a vessel in distress off South Goodwin Light-vessel. A northerly gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At five o’clock, the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil...
Tests of the Reliability of Life-Belts
Rigorous tests have been carried out on the life-belts issued by the Institution to members of life-boat crews following some rather disturbing reports issued by the Danish Ministry of Commerce and Shipping on the effects of oil on kapok...
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