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Why Does She Get Launched?
WHY does she get launched ? A ship, that is.
In other words, why, really, is a ship always a she, and why is she invariably launched with ceremony and usually the traditional bottle of champagne ? Here are the answers,...
Category: Articles
New Life-Boats
CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The Life-boat which has done duty at Cress- well since 1889 has been replaced by a new boat of the self-righting Ruble type, 34 ft. long by 8 ft. wide, fitted with one water-ballast tank and rowing 10 oars double...
Category: Inaugurations
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To THOMAS BENN, on his retirement, after serving for 26 1/2 years as Coxswain, 21 /2 years as Second Coxswain, and previously 3 1/2 years as Bowman of the Maryport Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a...
Category: Awards
Enniskillen on Lough Erne was the RNLI's first inland waterway lifeboat station. Lough Derg has swiftly followed Photo: Colin Watson
Enniskillen on Lough Erne was the RNLI's first inland waterway lifeboat station. Lough Derg has swiftly followed Photo: Colin Watson. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
RNLI Director Receives Cbe
As reported in the Spring issue of The Lifeboat the RNLI's Director, Lt Cdr Brian Miles, was awarded the CBE in the New Years Honours List.
Lt Cdr Miles is pictured at Buckingham Palace with his award accompanied by Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Maurice Hardy CBE
JULY 1994 Maurice Hardy CBE CENG, who funded the prototype Severn class lifeboat Maurice and Joyce Hardy..
Category: Obituaries
An Aeroplane (114)
AUGUST 31ST. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. An aeroplane had crashed over the Naze, and the pilot was seen to leave the machine by parachute, but he could not be found, and it was learnt later that he had come down on land. - Rewards, £6...
Dry Suit Collection
The Bell Inn in Burwash, East Sussex recently collected £500 to buy dry suits for two Hastings lifeboat crew members.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (124)
AUGUST 20TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea in flames six miles N.W. of Cromer, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £17 10s. 6d..
Wreck of Le Vieux Tigre at Beast Point
This steam trawler went ashore on 27th March, 1935, in a fog, and her crew of eighteen were rescued by the motor life-boat at The Lizard. - View image in PDF
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Category: Photographs