LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Material Revolution
"he days when wood was the automatic choice of material from which to build a lifeboat have long gone - today aluminium, steel and a new generation of composites are providing the solutions to technical problems. James Paffett explains ...
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Annual Report. 1889
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Rooms, King Street, St. James's, on Saturday, 23rd day of March, 1889, The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, P.O., M.P., in the Chair, the...
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Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat Phil Mead stands by as the Swedish motor vessel is towed to safety
Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat Phil Mead stands by as the Swedish motor vessel is towed to safety. - View image in PDF
Photo Peter Thomson. - View image in PDF
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History Is Repeated As Hrh the Duke of Kent Helps Launch the Sennen Cove Lifeboat the Four Boys
History is repeated as HRH The Duke of Kent helps launch the Sennen Cove lifeboat The Four Boys from her position at the top of the slipway.. - View image in PDF
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The Fund Raisers
Garden gnome By dressing up as a garden gnome in last year's Aldeburgh carnival, lifeboat supporter Mr M. H. Catterick won a personal bet for £100 which he very generously donated to the RNLI.
Netball shoot Eight...
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Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st December, 1960
£ LIFE-BOATS:— £ £ New life-boats for the following stations : On i account — Aith, Aldeburgh, Broughty Ferry, Buckie, Dunbar, Islay, Lizard-Cadgwith, Newhaven, Penlee, Port Patrick, ...
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Getting on for 30 Boats Took Part In Brighton Trawler Race Which Organised By the Trawlermen's Association on July 24 Raised £1000 for the Local Rnli Branch
Getting on for 30 boats took part in Brighton trawler race which, organised by the Trawlermen's Association on July 24, raised £1,000 for the local RNLI branch. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Daily Telegraph. - View image in PDF
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Kate Is Pictured In Whitby’s Trent Class Lifeboat Before The Show
Kate is pictured in Whitby’s Trent class lifeboat before the show.. - View image in PDF
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Annual Report
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was held at the London Tavern, on Tuesday, the 21st day of March, 1876. His Grace The DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L., President of the Institution, being unable to...
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Bella Mattison
(Honorary Secretary, Cullercoats) EVERYWHERE in north-east England, and far beyond, "Bella, the Life-boat Lady "is known. Mrs. Bella Mattison is the nationally known character who epitomises the wives of fishermen everywhere, and...
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