LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Duke of Northumberland Was the First Steam and the First Steel Lifeboat She Was Built By R and H Green of Blackball and Stationed In Turn at Harwich Holyhead and New Brighton Finally R
The Duke of Northumberland was the first steam, and the first steel, lifeboat. She was built by R. and H. Green of Blackball and stationed in turn at Hanvich. Holyhead and New Brighton, finally returning to Holyhead in 1897. where she... - View image in PDF
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Anne, of Plymouth
On the 14th September, the brig Anne, f Plymouth, and the schooner Betsey, of Peterhead, during a heavy gale from the S.W., were compelled to anchor in an unsafe position near Holy head; on the 15th, the wind shifting, they dragged their...
Handy, of Wexford
On the 8th May the schooner Handy, of Wexford, was stranded in the South Bay during a strong N.E. gale and in a very heavy sea. The Civil Service life-boat went off and rescued 4 men of the vessel's crew. Owing to the violence of the sea...
Kilrush, on the Northern Side of the Approaches to the Shannon Will Become An Atlantic Lifeboat Station During 1995.
Kilrush, on the northern side of the approaches to the Shannon will become an Atlantic lifeboat station during 1995. The station will soon become a prominent feature at the point where the wall, to the right of the lock gates meets the... - View image in PDF
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Sapphire, of Glasgow
Newhaven, and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Early in the morning of the 2nd December, 1937, the motor vessel Sapphire, of Glasgow, bound for Ghent, had trouble with her engine when some miles off the coast between Newhaven and Shoreham. The...
Sweet Sue
CREW OF THREE Salcombe, South Devon. At 5.2 p.m.
on 9th October, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a sailing yacht appeared to be in distress two miles west-north-west of Bolt Tail. She was tossing in a...
Feature: the House That Vic Built
Lifeboat stations around the coast are subject to immense wear and tear from the launch and recovery of lifeboats and exposure to the elements. If lifeboats are to remain operational their boathouses and slipways must, however, be kept in a...
Category: Articles
Trader, of Portaferry
NEWCASTLE, DUNDBUM BAY.—At 1 P.M. on the 13th February, the brigantine Trader, of Portaferry, was seen driving before a hard gale, at S.E., into Dundrum Bay. The Trader had lost her foretopmast and was otherwise disabled aloft, and had a...
Karemma Ashore After Her Crew of Five Had Been Taken Off By the 52' Barnett Lifeboat Ramsay- Dyce on Her Last Service at Aberdeen Photograph By Courtesy of Aberdee
Karemma ashore after her crew of five had been taken off by the 52' Barnett lifeboat Ramsay- Dyce on her last service at Aberdeen . . .. - View image in PDF
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The Site of the Rescue, the Causeway Leading to Fort Clonque
The site of the rescue, the causeway leading to Fort Clonque. - View image in PDF
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