LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Trinity
Cromarty. — In the afternoon of the llth of November, 1951, the S.S.
Trinity, of Panama, wirelessed that she had been damaged and needed a pilot. She would be off Cromarty that night, and asked for a boat to meet her at...
Holyhead: the Duke of Kent Accompanied By Mr G M Burnell Station Honorary Secretary Meets Crew Members' Wives and Children Photograph By Courtesy of J C Davies
Holyheud: The Duke of Kent, accompanied by Mr G. M. Burnell, station honorary secretary, meets crew members' wives and children . . . - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of J. C. Davies. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Minesweepers Edwardian and Peter Carey
AUGUST 11TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 1.30 P.M. a destroyer lying off Margate and two minesweepers were being attacked by German aeroplanes. A fresh westerly breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat J. B. Proudfoot, on temporary...
The Four-Masted Schooner Reform
On the morning of the 16th March a four-masted schooner, the Reform, of Stavanger, bound from Bankok for Greenock with teak wood, was sighted off Burr Point flying signals denoting that she was sinking. The crew of the Lifeboat were summoned...
White Heather
Donaghadee, Co. Down. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 7th of March, 1958, the Orlock coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a boat taking a relief keeper to Mew Island lighthouse was ashore on rocks at Mew...
James Kenway
HOLYHEAD. — It having been reported that a ship was ashore in Church' Bay, the Thomas Fidden Life-boat was launched at 1 P.M. on the 9th of January, and taken in tow by a steam-tug. On reaching the vessel, which proved to be the barque...
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Galway Bay. At 11.45 on the morn- ing of the 1st of May, 1958, the local doctor asked if the life-boat would take a patient in urgent need of hospital treatment to the mainland. After embarking the sick woman, the life- boat Mabel Marion...
Minnie
SCARBOROUGH. — While the herring fleet was making for the harbour on the morning of the 6th August, in fine weather with very little wind, a very heavy sea rapidly sprung up. The boats were eagerly watched, and at about 10.45 the Life-boat...
The Earl of Harrowby
JOHN HERBERT DUDLEY RYDER, fifth Earl of Harrowby, died on the 30th of March, 1956, at the age of 91. The Earl of Harrowby had held the office of treasurer of the Institution longer than anyone else in the Institution's history. He was...
Category: Obituaries
Scottish Divisional and Regional Staff
The new combined Scotland divisional base and regional office was officially opened on 7 March 2002 by HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI. The move was planned some two years ago when it was realised that both the existing premises... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs