LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 10th day of April, 1856, THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., Deputy-Chairman of the Institution, and Chairman of Lloyd's Register...
Category: Annual Reports
Winter and War
EVEN if there had been no war the winter of 1939 to 1940 would have been one to try the endurance of the life-boat crews to the utmost. To the gales and high seas was added a cold so severe and so prolonged as scarcely to have been known...
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The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, Obverse.—Bust of His Majesty KIXG EDWARD VII. Double Legend : " Royal National Life-boat Institution.
Founded in 1824. Incorporated 1860. King Edward VII. Patron."...
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List of the Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution During the Year 1887
Lives saved.
Ackergill fishing boats 30 •4rm, schooner, of Liverpool, saved vessel and 4 Aurora, dandy, of Hull — re- mained by vessel.
Avenir, brig, of Krageroe—as- sisted to save vessel and 7...
Category: Services
The Saab 99 prize car donated by Saab (UK) Ltd and their Area Dealers, was presented to Mrs Walters by Barry Westwood of Southern Television. photograph by courtesy of Peter Bradley
The Saab 99 prize car donated by Saab (UK) Ltd and their Area Dealers, was presented to Mrs Walters by Barry Westwood of Southern Television. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Peter Bradley. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Additional Life-Boat Stations
HOLYHEAD.—A new life-boat has been placed at Holyhead by the NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, in lieu of the old boat at that station, tow worn out. The new boat is 30 ft. long, and rows ten oars double banked.
The Lords...
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Two Scottish Inaugural Ceremonies. Campbeltown (Argyllshire); Troon (Ayrshire)
Campbeltown (Argyllshire) ; Troon (Ayrshire).
DURING September tte Inaugural Cere- monies took place of two new Motor Life-boats on tte West Coast of Scot- land, at Campbeltown, Argyllstire, and Troon,...
Category: Inaugurations
Books
• In the annals of the RNLI new deed of gallantry are recorded year by year. From comparatively recent times, the very names of such casualties as World Concord, Netta Croan, Lyrma and Orion conjure up the high courage and fine seamanship...
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