LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Ways of Making Money
After the maiden trip of the latest addition to Lowestoft's trawler fleet, Silverfish, owned by the Colne Fishing Co. Ltd., the owners gave the first kit of fish, one of selected plaice, to be auctioned for the Institution's...
Category: Donations
American Connection: the Naming of Two Atlantic 21 Lifeboats American Ambassador at Atlantic College and Spirit of America at Hunstanton
Atlantic College Atlantic College is a remarkable place in many respects. Housed in St Donat's Castle, built in the fifteenth century, it is perched on rocky slopes which tumble down to the waters of the Bristol Channel. Within the...
Category: Inaugurations
Eight Medals for Gallantry
Coxswain Henry Blogg (two gold and three silver medals). - View image in PDF
Second Coxswain J. J Davies (three bronze medals). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Silver Medal for Padstow
On the izth of August the Padstow No.i. life-boat rescued the crew of ten of the steamer "Kedah" close under St. Agnes Head, in a full gale and huge, confused seas. It was only at the third attempt, after being twice damaged, that...
Category: Articles
Coronation Supplement. The Royal Family and the Life-Boat Service
WHEN the Life-boat Service was founded, at a meeting in the City of London, in 1824, King George IV became its Patron, and five of the royal dukes its vice-patrons—York, Clarence, Sussex, Cambridge and Gloucester.
So the...
Category: Articles
Books
• In the annals of the RNLI new deed of gallantry are recorded year by year. From comparatively recent times, the very names of such casualties as World Concord, Netta Croan, Lyrma and Orion conjure up the high courage and fine seamanship...
Category: Articles
The Royal Naval Exhibition, 1891
THE series of Exhibitions held in London during the last few years would certainly have been incomplete without one to illustrate the history, development and progress of the Navy. Such an under- taking could not fail to enlist public...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Ford Fisher, of Barrow
Dungeness, Kent. — At about [11.30 M. on the 10th December, 1937,information was received from a local boatman that a steamer was aground off the No. 2 Station. A whole S.S.^T gale was blowing, with a very rough sea and heavy rain. The No. 2...
Eastney's Two Ilbs on Exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (l) Crewed By (I to R) Helmsman William Hawkins Dennis Faro and Kenneth George With Operational Swim
Eastney's two ILBs on exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (/.) crewed by (I. to r.) Helmsman William Hawkins, Dennis Faro and Kenneth George with Operational Swimmer Colin Beeston, and D Class ILB crewed by Stephen Alexander and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Some Ways of Raising Money
Despite being so far away, the RNLI's Hong Kong branch works tirelessly to raise funds for the Institution.
The committee members were thrilled, therefore, when HRH The Duke of Kent, the Institution's president,...
Category: Donations