LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Baby of the Fleet 25 Years on By Heather Deane Deputy Public Relations Officer
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND LAUNCHES—an average of 1,000 a year and the lives of nearly 11,000 men, women and children saved. This is the proud record of the 16ft (4.88m) D class inflatable lifeboat, preparing to celebrate her silver jubilee in...
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Contents of Contribution Boxes, 1896
EXCLUDING THOSE BELONGINQ TO BRANCHES.
£. *. rf.
138 13 7 279 128 - 5 1 13 - 7 - 5 8 - 10 6 - 6 6 - 7 9 1 11 8 - 10 6 19- 1 11 5 12- - 7 6 213 - 16 - 3-9 1 - - 176 - 5 3 - 7 9 - 17 6 - 11 8 25- -...
Category: Donations
Postscript : Extracts from An Article By Captain Basil Hall An Inspector of Lifeboats at the Turn of the Century
Following the publication in the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT of a description of the work of present-day divisional inspectors of lifeboats, here are some extracts from an article by the late Captain Basil Hall, RN, a one-time inspector of...
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At the Festival of Britain: 1951
The Sir Godfrey Baring, a 46-feet 9-inches Watson motor life-boat with two 40 h.p. engines and a deck cabin (See page 277). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Fundraisers
In brief BRANCHES in North Wales had a busy Summer - Holyhead ladies raised £1,200 from the sale souvenirs and Volvo draw tickets at the Anglesey show; Llandudno branch raised £1,150 from collection boxes and souvenirs at an...
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The Scottish AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Lifeboat Council was held on Wednesday 27 April 1994 in the Banqueting Hall of Glasgow's famous City Chambers. The meeting followed a civic reception for awardees and special guests provided by...
Category: Meetings
Niagara of Troon
On the 19th of Feb- ruary the barque Niagara, of Troon, was driven ashore in a heavy N.W. gale, 3 miles north of Ayr harbour: the life-boat quickly proceeded thence to her aid, and first landed the master, who had been disabled and was in...
The Fundraisers
Appeal reaches £75,000 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.
The news was broken to thousands of...
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The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to ttem, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1895
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Category: Services