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.
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
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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....
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...
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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