LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Thomas Dent of Newbiggin, who first joined the Newbiggin crew in 1932. He was bowman from 1938 to 1944, second coxswain from 1944 to 1947 and was appointed coxswain in July 1947. Since he became a...
Category: Articles
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Frederick Swarts, of Barry Dock, who has been coxswain since the 1st April, 1956. For nearly ten years before that he was second coxswain.
Since he became a boat's officer...
Category: Articles
Pictured: the Hovercraft
Pictured: The hovercraft in action, soon to be located at Morecambe. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
FOREVER BY THE SEA
Keep a loved on forever by the sea with an online tribute.
Category: Advertisement
Building the Fast Slipway Lifeboat—Part II: on the Stocks
TRADITIONALLY, when building a boat in wood, the first operation is the laying down of the keel from which is built up a framework of stem, transom, bulkheads and other transverse and longitudinal members. When building a small boat in steel...
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The End of the Line. Barry Dennis Loads Another Basket of Parcels Into the Waiting Lorry
The end of the line. Barry Dennis loads another basket of parcels into the waiting lorry. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Following the Ceremony - Brian Sevan Takes Hrh the Duke of Ken! Aboard the New Lifeboat.
Following the ceremony - Brian Sevan takes HRH The Duke of Ken! aboard the new lifeboat. Photo. Roger Jack. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Launch St. Patrick and The Dredger Teardach
LIFE-BOAT OUT FOR 17 HOURS Galway Bay, Co. Galway. At 11.10 on the evening of Thursday the 29th of August, 1963, the honorary secretary received a telephone message from the harbour master at Galway that the 35-foot launch St. Patrick of...
Gifts from Crews
ON the 8th October, 1926, the Aberdovey Life-boat rescued the crew of four of the ketch Madge, of Chester, and saved the vessel. Out of the salvage money received the Crew have given £5 11s. to the Institution.
On...
Category: Donations
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Tuesday, 22nd August, 1933.
Paid £20,466 10s. lid. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, including rewards for services, payments for the con- struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and slipways,...
Category: Committee