LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Love(Life)Boat
On 20 March newly weds Anthony and Cherie Summers of Holyhead got the surprise of their life when they left the church to find that their traditional Rolls Royce had been replaced by Trearddur Bay lifeboat, Dorothy Selina.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hannah Patterson, of Bergen
On the 22nd February, this noble life- boat was again out on service, and saved the crew of 20 men from the ship Hannah Patterson, of Bergen, which parted from her cables, and drove on shore on Yarmouth Beach during a strong N.E....
Change of Address
IMPORTANT.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Owing to Expiration of Lease the Committee of Management have been compelled to REMOVE the Headquarters of the Institution from 14, John Street, Adelphi, London, W.C.,...
Category: Articles
Cover Picture
Holyhead's 47ft Tyne class lifeboat St Cybi II (Civil Service No. 40), which took up station duty on September 20, 1985. As her name implies, she is the fortieth lifeboat to be provided by the Civil Service, Post Office and British... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Dunbar Centenary
An account of the presentation of the Centenary Vellum appeared in the last issue of The Lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Days In 1945.
Last year life-boat days raised £107,988. The number of branches holding days was 832 and over 10,000,000 people contributed..
Category: Articles
Orientan of Lancaster
On the 26th October, 1859, the schooner Orientdtt, of Lancaster, having lost her sails, was driven ashore near Rhyl. The tubular life-boat stationed at that place was quickly launched, and, through a terrific sea, took off the crew of 6...
Two Fishing Boats
On the 16th April, two fishing-boats belonging to this place were seen in distress some distance off the shore during squally weather. The Southwold life-boat went out to their help, and afterwards brought both boats, with their crews,...
Native, of Peil
On the 23rd May the smack Native, of Piel, went aground on the North Bank, off Maryport, in a westerly gale. The Life-boat at that place, the Henry Nixson, "went to her aid, and, with the assistance of a steam-tog, succeeded in getting...
Annie Gray
On the 6th December, the ship Annie Gray was indistress during stormy weather off this place. The Admiral Henry Meynell life- boat was quickly launched, and remained alongside the vessel some hours until she was out of danger..