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Naming Ceremonies

Date: December 1955

Volume: 34

Issue: 374

Six new life-boats were named in 1955.

Four are in Scotland at Stornoway, Stronsay, Stromness, and Troon; two are in England at Southend-on-Sea and Fowey. An account of the Southend naming ceremony appeared in the September...

Category: Inaugurations

Spirit

Date: Spring 2007

Volume: 60

Issue: 580

spIRIt Storyteller, boatman and hero Anglesey has seen more than its fair share of difficult rescues. Carol Waterkeyn hears how Margaret O’Leary’s grandfather played a pivotal role This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding...

Category: Articles

The Duke of Edinburgh Merchant Seamen

Date: November 1874

Volume: 09

Issue: 94

WE notice with pleasure that growing interest by public men in the concerns of the seamen of the country, which is always one of the signs indicative of the importance of any particular matter be-ginning to be realised by the nation at large...

Category: Articles

Cover Picture

Date: Winter 1993

Volume: 53

Issue: 523

by Rick Tomlinson/ Rothmans Sailing Donaghadee's Arun Class lifeboat City of Belfast shows her mettle in some heavy weather near her station.

Next Issue: The Summer issue of THE LIFEBOAT will appear in July 1993, and... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Cover Picture

Date: Spring 1994

Volume: 53

Issue: 528

COVER PICTURE by Maggie Murray The four Bronze Medallists arrive at the Festival Pier before the Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards. Full details in the report on page 194 in this issue.

Next Issue: The... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Cover Picture

Date: Summer 1992

Volume: 52

Issue: 521

by Paul Ferraby The Institution's fundraisers take advantage of the glorious June weather to display their wares against the backdrop of Swanage Bay and the town's new Mersey class lifeboat Robert Charles... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Shoreline

Date: Winter 1985

Volume: 49

Issue: 491

Section Services by RNLB Shoreline The 37ft 6in Rother class lifeboat, Shoreline, stationed at Arbroath in Scotland and paid for out of the proceeds of a special appeal to recruit new Shoreline members, carried out a noteworthy service in...

Category: Articles

Havfru

Date: August 1916

Volume: 23

Issue: 261

A Fine Cromer Service.

" 'Tis not in mortals to command success," though none deserve it better than a Life-boat crew, battling with the elements for the lives of their fellowmen.

It is our...

National Life-Boat Institution. Services of Its Life-Boats During 1859

Date: January 1860

Volume: 04

Issue: 35

SERVICES OF ITS LIFE-BOATS DURING 1859.

FROM the annexed tabular statement it will be seen that during the year which has just ceased the life-boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION have, at various points of...

Category: Services

Annual Report

Date: April 1865

Volume: 05

Issue: 56

AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Tuesday the 14th of March, 1865, His Grace the DUKE OF ARGYLL, K.T., P.O., V.P., in the Chair, the following Report of the Committee was...

Category: Annual Reports