LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (1)
Dover, Kent.—16th February. An aeroplane had been reported to have dived into the sea, but it had come down to within a few feet of the sea and had then flown away.—Partly permanent paid crew: Rewards, £l 18s..
A Motor Boat
Walmer, Kent.—26th October, 1939.
A motor boat had broken down, and another boat had gone to her help. As neither had returned the motor life-boat was launched, but shortly afterwards it was learned that both boats had...
Annual General Meeting
The annual general meeting of the Institution will be held at the Central Hall, Westminster, at 3 p.m. on 6th April, 1965.
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, who is President of the Institution, will present medals and other...
Category: Meetings
Fishguard's New 52Ft Arun Class Lifeboat Marie Winstone
Fishguard's new 52ft Arun class lifeboat Marie Winstone gave a demonstration after her naming.
On her flying bridge were Coxswain Brian Hughes and the Duke of Kent.
photograph by courtesy of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Busy Month at Port Talbot
September was a busy month for Port Talbot lifeboat station - with the naming the station's new D class lifeboat and a Royal visit by RNLI President HRH the Duke of Kent KG taking place in just over a week of each other.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (1)
FEB. 16TH. - DOVER, KENT. An aeroplane had been reported to have dived into the sea, but it had come down to within a few feet of the sea and had then flown away.- Partly permanent paid crew : Rewards, £1 18s..
The Steamers Nicolaos Giancos and Brarena
NOV. 22ND. - WALMER, KENT. Two foreign steamers, the Nicolaos Giancos, of Greece, and the Norwegian tanker Brarena, had been in collision, but neither needed help.
- Rewards, £14 12s. 6d..
The S.S. Montferland
APRIL 21ST. - WALMER, KENT. Cries for help were heard coming from the sea, and found later to be from a man who had jumped overboard from the S.S. Montferland, of Amsterdam, but he was picked up by a boat from a Norwegian steamer. - Rewards,...
A Boat
JUNE 5TH. - DOVER, KENT. The lifeboat rescued fifteen French soldiers from an open boat.
For details see “ Evacuation of Men of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army from Dunkirk,” page 79..
A Dinghy (1)
JULY 9TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An empty, waterlogged, rubber dinghy was picked up, and it was learned that an airman had been saved by an Admiralty trawler and a dead body picked up by an Admiralty yacht. - Rewards, £5 11s. 6d..