LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
(Right) Arun:
(right) Arun: length overall 52ft or 54ft; beam 17ft; draught 5ft; displacement 31 tons; maximum speed 18 knots; range at full speed, 200 nautical miles. The Arun, introduced in 1971, has a crew of six; she lies afloat. Hulls of the first... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Frank and Rose
Frank and Rose Ide at Poole lifeboat station with their two younger sons, John (r), on leave from the Navy after serving with the South Atlantic Task Force in HMS Glamorgan, and Bob (I), member of Poole lifeboat crew. Frank and Rose's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cover Picture
The 44ft Wavenev lifeboat Khami exercising with a Sea King helicopter from RAF Coltishall.
When the picture was taken, by Richard J. Wilson, Khami was on station at Great Yarmouth and Gorleslon; she is now in the Relief... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboats from Sweden and Norway
Lifeboats from Sweden and Norway visited Poole in May on their way to the 15th International Lifeboat Conference at La Coruna, Spain (a full report of which will appear in the Autumn journal). Pictured (left) are Norway's Skomvaer III,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Shoreline
Appeal success It was a proud moment when Southend Mayor Ken Cater unveiled a commemorative plaque at the town's inshore lifeboat house, next to the pier.
It acknowledged the hard work of Shoreline Club No. 3 in raising...
Category: Articles
International Yacht Paints
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Category: Advertisement
Dr Muriel Mclean
Dr Muriel McLean, a founder member of Croydon branch (set up in 1960) and an active committee member. At the age of 87 Dr McLean was still organising the branch's flag week and indeed stood on the streets collecting money...
Category: Obituaries
20,000 Into 60
The photograph shows Mary selling her 20,000th raffle ticket to Stan Burgess, chairman of Padstow branch committee.
In the background are Mrs Joan Lowe and Mrs Jackie Burgess, respectively chairman and secretary of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
D Class
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Peterborough Beer Festival 'It's a well-chosen boat for the area, with people getting cut off by the tide on the offshore rocks.'. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Barbara Harding,
Mrs Barbara Harding, honorary life governor since 1984. Mrs Harding was honorary secretary and souvenir secretary of the Seaton and Beer branch and was awarded the silver badge in 1972 and the gold badge in 1977..
Category: Obituaries