LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Emperor, of Grimsby
On the 11 th November, the fishing smack Emperor, of Grimsby, was stranded during squally weather near Grainthorpe Haven. The North Briton life-boat put out and re- mained alongside the vessel some hours until the tide fell, leaving the...
A Rowing Boat (2)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.-—2nd July, 1939. A rowing boat had got into difficulties and a motor boat which went to her aid broke down, but both boats got in unaided.—Rewards, £10 10s. 6d..
A French Trawler (1)
Penlee, and Coverack, Cornwall.—14th August, 1939. A French trawler had been reported in difficulties off the Lizard, but neither life-boat could find any sign of her.—Rewards: Penlee, £12 Is.; Coverack, £10 6s..
A Ship
The Humber, Yorkshire. — 30th * October, 1939. A ship had been reported on fire, but a later message stated that the survivors of a Danish vessel, believed to have been sunk by enemy action, had been picked up by a Finnish vessel.—Permanent...
Hally Lise
— On the 19th March the yacht Holly Lise was cap- sized and the motor life-boat rescued one of her crew.—Rewards, £8 10s.; bronze medal to Robert C. Brown, assistant motor mechanic, with vellum, grant of £1 and 16s. lid. for...
A Fishing Smack
Caister, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. — 2nd May. A motor vessel stranded on Caister Shoal and a fishing smack on the North Barber Sands, but both vessels got off without help.—Rewards, Caister £22 3s. ; Great Yarmouth and...
Prince of Wales Day In Carlisle
This year the Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, was pleased to say that, in celebration of the King's Silver Jubilee, all life-boat days should be known as " Prince of Wales Day.". - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Machinery Is Completely Water-Tight and the Tractor Can Be Submerged Up to the Top of the Air-Intake and Exhaust Pipes, and the Driver's Neck
The Machinery Is Completely Water-Tight and The Tractor Can Be Submerged Up To The Top of the Air-Intake and Exhaust Pipes and The Driver's Neck This Stern View Shows The Capstan By W. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gull
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—In the morning of the 8th of August, 1948, the life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn rescued six lives from the yacht Gull, off Newhaven.-—-Rewards, silver second-service clasp to the coxswain, vellums to...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Leslie Charles Pennycord, of Selsey. He has been an officer of the boat for seventeen years, four years as second-coxswain and thirteen as cox- swain..
Category: Articles