LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Valhalla
Redcar, Yorkshire - At 4.40 p.m. on 24th November, 1968, it was learnt that the coble Valhalla had lost her propeller. The life-boat Aguila Wren was launched at 5.5 in a fresh south westerly wind with a moderate sea.
The...
Mr John G Francis of Petts Wood Orpington Kent Was at RNLI Headquarters London on 15Th May 1969 Presented With a Lifeboatman Statuette for His Voluntary Publ
Mr. John G. Francis, of Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, was at R.N.L.I. Headquarters, London, on 15th May, 1969, presented with a lifeboatman statuette for his voluntary public relations work for the Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society which he... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
British Geological Marine Survey Unit
Representatives of the British Geological Marine Survev Unit are seen presenting a cheque for £1,300 to Coxswain Peter Murray of the Anstrttther lifeboat. The monev is to go towards the Doctors Appeal and is one of many donations given... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Top) Flat, Harbourside Land
(Topi Flat, harbourside land is at a premium in Fowey, but the site eventually acquired for the 1997-built building is ideal.. - View image in PDF
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Good Neighbours
Dumfries branch recently held its local gala, the Dumfries 'Quid Nychburries' which translated means Good neighbours to the Sassenachs!. - View image in PDF
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A Picture of Success
Lady Winifred Hilton with the Deputy Mayor of Chesterfield as he presents the painting to raffle winner, Commander S. Sampson RN(Retd). - View image in PDF
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Peter Bath
Peter Bath who, with his predeceased wife Jean, were the donors of the relief Mersey class lifeboat Margaret Jean..
Category: Obituaries
Wolverhampton (Left)
It may be hard to believe, but the same self-righting principle applies to these two lifeboats, separated by more than 125 years of development. The sails and oars may have given way to turbocharged diesels, but the raised fore-and-aft boxes... - View image in PDF
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Weymouth Station Branch Secretary
Weymouth station branch secretary Derek Sargent (fourth left) gratefully receives the cheque for £2,500 from Munro Ross, manager of the Crown Hotel.. - View image in PDF
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Vic & Billie Whiffen at Southend-On-Sea
The late Vic Whitten's brother, Edgar Whiffen and his wife at the naming ceremony. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs