LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
La Fee des Ondes
Peel, Isle of Man. At 1.10 early on the morning of the 26th of March, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorarysecretary that a French trawler was ashore on Peel Island. At 1.40 the life- boat Helena Harris—Manchester and District XXXI was...
The Steamers Oxshott, Deerwood, Gallois, Taara, Aberhill and Paddy Hendly
GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL SERVICES AT CROMER AND GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON AUGUST 6TH. - 7TH. - CROMER, GT. YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK, AND LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK. On the night of the 5th of August,, 1941, a convoy of...
Portrait of a Coxswain
COXSWAIN FRANK A. BLOOM, of the Walton and Frinton life-boat Edian Courtauld. He was appointed bowman in January, 1947, second coxswain in January, 1952, and coxswain in September, 1964. His most recent award was a bronze medal for his part... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Examination Vessel Thistle
MAY 8TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
At 8.40 in the morning the naval base telephoned, through the coastguard, that a heavy explosion had occurred where the examination vessel Thistle had last been seen, and the motor life-boat...
The RNLI’s Very Last Arun Class Lifeboat On Service (right) Is Finally Withdrawn, Replaced At Calshot By A Former Relief Tyne Class (left)
The RNLI’s very last Arun class lifeboat on service (right) is finally withdrawn, replaced at Calshot by a former relief Tyne class (left). The first Arun, named Arun, was built in 1971 and had a wooden hull. The last, Duke of Atholl, was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Shipwreck. The Life-Boat Service
WE have extracted the following account of a Shipwreck and Life-boat service from an entertaining work, A Marine Residence, by the Author of Lost Sir Massingbred, published by Messrs. CHAPMAN and HALL.
The incidents...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat
The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...
Category: Articles
Centenary of the Institution, 1924. Appeal to Honorary Secretaries
Appeal to Honorary Secretaries.
THE Secretary of the Institution pro- poses, if possible, to compile its history for publication in 1924, and he will be most grateful to all Honorary Secre- taries, especially of Station...
Category: Articles
Ipswich (The Town Of) Life-Boat Fund
! E. GRIMWADE, Esq., Mayor, K.OBEHT RANSOMS, Esq.
GECKO R JossEfcrs, Esq Honorary Secretary—Mr- W. BATEMAN Bvso.
Strsdbroke, Right Hon. (Lord Lieut, of the County) .
Rendlesham,Right...
Category: Donations
Feature: the Tamar Unleashed
It was the day when two of the RNLI's most significant projects crossed paths: the Institution's latest lifeboat was on trial at a unique new facility. Previously, the launching of a Tamar lifeboat on a slipway had only been...
Category: Articles