LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
General Motors Ltd
GeneralMotors are proud that their Detroit Diesel engines have been chosen to power the R.N.L1 44ft & 50ft steel lifeboats.
General Motors Limited, Power 3ttd Industrial Division, London Road, Weliingborough, NN8 2DL,...
Category: Advertisement
Portsmouth - Langstone Harbour - D Class Loni Raglan
The Right Honourable The Lord Raglan names Portsmouth's new D class inflatable Lord Raglan.
Funds for the new lifeboat were raised by the landlord and customers of a pub of the same name.
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Category: Photographs
Cromer (1)
CROMER, NORFOLK On the 26th October, 1941, the Cromer life-boat rescued the forty-four survivors of the crew of the S.S. English Trader, of London.
COXSWAIN HENRY G. BLOGG was awarded a third clasp to his silver...
Category: Medals
Moelfre
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY On the 29th January, 1940, the Moelfre life-boat rescued the crew of sixty of the S.S. Gleneden, of Glasgow.
COXSWAIN JOHN MATTHEWS was awarded the silver medal.
MOTOR MECHANIC ROBERT...
Category: Medals
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AUGUST 24TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A German airman had come down by parachute, but he was picked up by a motor boat.
- Rewards, £5 12s. 6d.
(See Herne Bay, “ Services by Shore-boats”, page 140,).
A Yacht (2)
SEPTEMBER 7TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. Fears had been entertained for the safety of a small yacht, but she made land without aid. - Rewards, £14 3s. 6d.
(See Portaferry, “ Services by Shore-boats”, page...
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DEC. 14TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. Ship’s YORKboats had been reported adrift, but nothing was found except large trunks of timber.
Rewards : Clacton-on-Sea, £8 13s....
A Steamer
FEBRUARY 20TH. - NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
A steamer had blown up from some unknown cause about fifteen miles westnorth- west of Newquay, but the seventy survivors were picked up by other vessels.
- Rewards,...
An Aeroplane (24)
JULY 24TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane had fallen into the sea, but her crew of two were rescued by a flying-boat.
- Rewards, £13 5s. 6d..
A Steamer (9)
OCTOBER 14TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A steamer had run ashore, and the life-boat went out to stand by while an attempt was being made to refloat her, but was signalled to return as she was not needed.
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