LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Royalty at Exmouth
The Duchess of Kent took over the wheel of Exmouth life-boat, City of Birmingham, during a brief visit to the town's life-boat station on 14th May. Coxswain Brian Rowsell, who stood beside her in the wheel-house, said she showed a...
Category: Articles
September Three: Naming Ceremonies at Aberdeen Weymouth and Ramsgate
Aberdeen, Wednesday, September 8: Lowering skies, spatters of rain and a chill wind greeted guests invited to Aberdeen's Regent Quay for the naming ceremony of the station's new 54' Arun class lifeboat, BP Forties; but the...
Category: Inaugurations
The Experimental Motor Life-Boats
IN July, 1905, as will be seen by reference to the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL for November, 1905, page 551, it was decided that three Life-boats should be installed with petrol motors, viz., Walton-on-the-Naze, Norfolk and Suffolk type, 43 ft. by 12...
Category: Articles
After Each of His Shows at the Playhouse Theatre Bournemouth Last Summer Max Bygraves Went Into the Foyer to Autograph His Lp Record Albums All Profits Were Di
After each of his shows at the Playhouse Theatre, Bournemouth, last summer. Max Bygraves went into the foyer to autograph his LP record albums. All profits were divided between four charities and Mr Bygraves presented the first cheques, for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
In 1965 the life-boat service had by far its busiest year since the Institution was founded in 1824. There were 1,038 launches by life-boats on service and 462 by inshore rescue boats. Life-boats saved the lives of 562 people and IRBs...
Category: Articles
Letters
A voluntary service In NEWS POINT on page 41 of your autumn 1986 issue, you state that a majority of those questioned in a recent public opinion survey, believe that the Government should fund the lifeboat service, if not entirely, at least...
Category: Correspondence
Annual Report. 1907
AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, on Saturday, the 16th day of March, The Most Honourable the Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., in the Chair, the...
Category: Annual Reports
Portsmouth Lifeboat Named
Blustery showers and dark skies could not spoil the enjoyment of all present at Portsmouth lifeboat station on 26 April 1997 when their new Atlantic 75 lifeboat was named CSMA-Fhzzell, by Mr Colin Frizzell, past chairman of the Frizzell... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
There Are Many Facets to the Running of a Nation-Wide Lifeboat Service and Transport Is a Vital If Usually Inconspicuous Aspect
There are many facets to the running of a nation-wide lifeboat service, and transport is a vital, if usually inconspicuous, aspect.
The latest addition to the RNLI's road fleet is this 17 ton Mercedes 1726, a 260hp, V8... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Shoreboat Services. For Which Rewards Were Given at the February, March, and April Meetings of the Committee of Management
For which Rewards were given at the February, March, and April Meetings of the Committee of Management.
TALMINE, SUTHERLANDSHIRE.—• At 4 A.M. on the 23rd December, 1931, the motor vessel Dora, of Wick, while anchored in...
Category: Services