LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
and at Flint He Checks the Outboard Engine
. . . and at Flint he checks the outboard engine.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Danmark
PALLING, NORFOLK.—At 10 A.M. on the 3rd April, during a strong wind from the E. and a .heavy sea, a brig was seen stranded at Waxham, and showing signals of distress. The Palling No. 1 Life-boat was promptly launched and went to the aid of...
Below: All That Remains of the Dragonfly
Below: All that remains of the Dragonfly, pulled up onto the beach the next day. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The City of Leeds Life-Boat
IN 1949 the Leeds branch of the Institution launched a special appeal for £10,000 to provide a life-boat to be named The City of Leeds. The appeal was under the patronage of the late Earl of Harewood, who contributed generously to it,...
Category: Donations
On the Variations of the Reading of the Barometer and the Weather In the Months of September, October and November, 1865
By JAMES GLAISHER, ESQ, F H.S. , THE variations in the readings of the barometer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in the period from September 12 to November 30, making altogether eighty days, are shown in the accompanying diagram and...
Category: Articles
The Duke of Kent Described the Decision to Establish the Head Office In Poole As Bold and Also Wise; He Was Pleased to See the Familiar Stone Lifeboatman Still at the Door
The Duke of Kent described the decision to establish the head office in Poole as bold, and also wise; he was pleased to see the familiar stone lifeboatman still at the door, now gazing out to sea. A service of dedication was conducted by The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Fundraisers
FORTHCOMING EVENTS We regret that we are unable to include notices of forthcoming events in THE LIFEBOAT. Although we appreciate fully the benefits of obtaining advance publicity for fundraising events the sheer number involved would soon...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution
ROSSLARE, Co. WEXFORD.—On the 14th January, during a gale of wind from the N.W., a vessel was seen making for Wexford Harbour with ensign flying half-mast high. At the entrance of the harbour the vessel missed stays, and her only remaining...
Category: Services
The Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain John Daniel, of Aberystwyth.
He joined the crew in 1911, was ap- pointed bowman in 1933, second cox- swain in 1936 and coxswain at the beginning of 1943. He retired at the end of...
Category: Articles