LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mrs I P Macintyre
Mrs I. P. Macintyre, patron of Airdrie branch since its re-constitution in 1980. Mrs Macintyre served as the guild honorary secretary from 1930 to 1957 and as president from 1957 to 1980; she was awarded a framed picture in 1941, the gold...
Category: Obituaries
Mrs Elizabeth Wiles,
Mrs Elizabeth Wiles, founder chairman of the Louth branch.
Mrs Wiles founded the branch in 1970 and was awarded the Silver badge in 1986 upon her retirement as chairman. She continued to organise Louth flag days andreceived...
Category: Obituaries
Northward (1)
OCTOBER 2ND. - FRASERBURGH. ABERDEENSHIRE The life-boat was launched twice to the help of the steam trawler Northward, from which she had previously rescued the crew of ten. For details see September 24th, page 103.
Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon
On the morning of 12th May, a moderate S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. Three local fishing boats—Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon—were at sea, and as it was seen that they could only cross the harbour bar at a big risk, it was...
Maritime Book Society (Readers Union)
A Startling Compendium of Facts, Feats and Figures THE COUNTRY LIFE BOOK OF NAUTICAL TERMS UNDER SAIL An illustrated guide to the language of the great sailing ships and the men aboard them Fascinating, unusual, and always with a sound...
Category: Advertisement
Merion Lass, of Aberystwyth
On the 22nd April, the smack Mention Lass, of Aberystwyth, stranded on the bar off Aberdovey. The Institution's life-boat stationed there imme- diately proceeded to her, and although the sea was breaking completely over her, the...
Pembrokeshire Lass
SOUTHPORT.—The Life-boat Eliza Fernley launched at 5 A.M. on the 28th May, during a gale, and proceeded to the assistance of the brigantine Pembrokeshire Lass, of Milford, which vessel had gone ashore during the night, on the Teds Bank....
Ellen
CARDIGAN.—On the 9th September the John Stuart Life-boat with some difficulty brought ashore the crew, consisting of 3 men, of the schooner Ellen, of Beaumaris, which had parted her cables during a heavy N.W. gale and tremendous sea near...
A Fishing Boat
CRUDEN, ABERDEENSHIRE.—At about 9 o'clock on the morning of the 26th August, during a strong E. gale and heavy sea, a fishing-boat came into the bay, but, being unable to make the harbour, the Life-boat Peep o' Day went to her...
Coxswain Richard Evans of Moelfre
The first winner of the gold medal for gallantry for ten years. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs