LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Assistance, of Stavanger
The Boys life-boat at the same place remained alongside the stranded schooner Assistant, of Stavanger, until that vessel was safely got off the Barber Sand.
None (2)
On the 5th and 7th of February, 1960, the Barra Island, Hebrides, life- boat was launched to take patients to South Uist. On the first occasion a woman gave birth to a child on board the life-boat. These events are re- corded on pages 435-6....
Miniature Arun:
Miniature Arun: this model of Humber lifeboat, City of Bradford IV, took its creator, Brian Sumner, a winter of long nights to complete.
The hull is carved from solid spruce and the rest is made from plywood and anything... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Vessel (1)
7th June. A vessel had stranded on the Barber Sands, but she got off and went on her way.— Rewards, £29 5s..
Pupils at Fowey Community School Put Their Backs to the Wheels and Trundled a D Class Inflatable Lifeboat 74 Times Round Their School Bus Park
Pupils at Fowey Community School put their backs to the wheels and trundled a D class inflatable lifeboat 74 times round their school bus park. Photo Jonathan Barker. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Acorn
At 8.30 P.M. on the 9th July, during thick weather, a telephone message was received at Cemaes stating that the services of the Life-boat Charles Henry Ashley were required. The Life-boat was launched without loss of time, and proceeded to...
P535
Bembridge, Isle of Wight - At 11.44 a.m. on 24th March, 1970, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red flare had been sighted off Bembridge Ledge. The life-boat Jack Shayler and the Lees was launched at 11.56. There was a fresh...
A Cabin Cruiser
Padstow, Cornwall.—At 2.50 on the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1951, the Trevose Head Coastguard tele- phoned that he could see an object which he thought was a Carley float, with someone on it waving, about four miles west of Lower...
Fleetwood Tyne Class William Street
The Fleetwood lifeboat William Street lies in a corner of Wyre Dock Marina for her naming ceremony on 12 May 1990. - View image in PDF
(Photo Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
47-001 City of London (Above)
Two views illustrating the change in sheer between the two prototypes and the later production boats.
47-001 City of London (above) has the small 'kick1 in the sheer to accomodate the steeper deck camber and false side... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs