LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Tank Steamer
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—23rd November, 1938. A small tank steamer, with her engine broken down, had dragged her anchor near the West Sunk Sands, but she did not need help.
—Rewards, £24 19s..
(Above) Thames:
(above) Thames: length overall 50ft; beam 14ft 6in; draught 4ft 6in; displacement 27 tons; maximum speed, 18 knots; range at full speed, 200 nautical miles. The Thames, introduced in 1973, has a crew of six, she lies afloat. Her hull is... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs J. Daniel,
JULY 1995 Mrs J. Daniel, president of St Ives ladies' guild. She was secretary from 1968 until her election as chairman in 1983, serving in this capacity until her presidency in 1993. Mrs Daniel was awarded a Silver badge in 1974, a Gold...
Category: Obituaries
Mrs Marjorie Lambert
MARCH 1988: Mrs Marjorie Lambert, committee member and patron of Birmingham Branch from 1985 to 1988. She had previously been vice chairman of the Edgbaston and Harborne Ladies' Guild until 1971, becoming chairman from 1971 to 1975 and...
Category: Obituaries
A Flying-Boat
JAN. 2ND. - CLACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX.
A flying-boat had been reported down and in distress. but later it was learned that she was safely at anchor, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless.-Rewards, £16 5s....
An Aeroplane (10)
JULY 9TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. An aeroplane had come down in the sea off Milford-on-Sea, but no trace of her could be found. She is believed to have sunk with her pilot.-Rewards, £3 18s..
A Vessel (25)
JULY 5TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET. A vessel had been reported on fire five miles off St. Albans Head, but nothing could be found. News was received later that the vessel had been towed into port. She had formed part of a convoy which had been...
A Steamer (34)
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. News had been received of a steamer sinking, and a later message said that she had sunk, but nothing was found, and a patrol vessel nearby was believed to have rescued the crew. -...
Arbroath Lifeboat
Arbroath lifeboat crew welcome to their boathouse lifeboatmen from The Netherlands Royal North and South Lifeboat Society (front row) who attended a course at the Robert Gordons Institute of Technology Offshore Marine Rescue Training Centre... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Appeals
A LUCKY TEN PENCE ticket has won a brand new Saab 99 Combi Coupe car for Mrs Pat Walters of Farnham, Surrey, in a competition which raised £13,000 for the new Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, lifeboat. The car, donated by Saab (UK) Ltd and...
Category: Donations