LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The "Admiral Briggs" Memorial Life-Boat Stationed at Hilbre Island, Cheshire
"AND there is no more sea." Heart of my heart 1 All is alike to thee Where thou art.
But storms down here below Are just the same, And God will let thee know That the old name Is working bravely still— Doing its...
Category: Poetry
The Lifeboat Service - Past and Present
725 Years Ago The following item was first published in THE LIFEBOAT of January, 1861.
VALUE OF BAROMETRICAL INDICATION.
ON the occasion of the hurricane which swept the island of St. Kilda, in the...
Category: Articles
Long Service Awards
The Long Service Badge for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Aith - Assistant Mechanic J.W. Hunter (posthumous) Bembridge - Winchman O. Harbour Blackpool - Crew Member...
Category: Awards
It's Late It's Dark and It's Raining But the Oakley Is Ashore and the Princess Royal Is on Her Carriage for the First Time So All We Have to Do Now Is Launch Her Again A
It's late, it's dark and it's raining, but the Oakley is ashore and The Princess Royal is on her carriage for the first time. So all we have to do now is launch her again and then retrieve her before we go home to bed…. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Fishing Boat
Sea trials interrupted to rescue seriously ill fishermanThe RNL) knows how to get the maximum benefit from its contractors. DML Ltd, the Plymouth-based dockyard, are responsible for building and repairing some of the all-weather lifeboats....
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
LIST OF OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT.
His Royal Highness The DUKE OT CORNWALL AND YORK, K.O.
PRESIDENT OF THE AUXILIARIES— H.R.H. The DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
CENTRAL...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services (From Page 82)
The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall July 11 and August 30.
Llandudno, Gwynedd June 10, 16, July 2, 23, August 3, 4 and 16.
Longhope, Orkney August 13 (twice) and 14.
Lowestoft, Suffolk June 13,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (120)
SEPTEMBER 28TH. - BEMBRIDGE ISLE OF WIGHT. The life-boat, crew had assembled for an exercise, but this was cancelled when the air raid siren sounded. Before the men left the station they saw a British aeroplane come down in the sea two miles...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 7th October, 1886.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting. Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck...
Category: Committee
Pluvier & Janet
— A W.S.W. gale of unusual severity was experienced on the 15th March, and at 5 A.M. signals of distress were observed from a vessel in St. Tudwell's Roads.
The Life-boat Oldham was launched in response, and found the...