(Above) Of the £6,000 raised by Salcombe and Hope branch, no less than £2,066 resulted from the efforts of the lifeboat crew and their wives. Money was raised by dances and other functions, but a large proportion came from... - View image in PDF
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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 is...
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On the 20th November, just before dark, in reply to signals of distress, the Life-boat Manchester Unity was launched to the assistance of the Danish schooner Foriuna, of Nykjobing, bound from that port to Stockton, and car- rying a crew of 5...
(Right) Relief shows on the face of a Russian seaman as he is helped ashore at Lerwick.. - View image in PDF
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Behind the life-boat is " Tail's Tower ". - View image in PDF
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Stromness, Orkney.—At about 12.30 P.M. on the 2nd November, 1938, the Kirkwall coastguard reported that the Danish schooner Nordstjernen, of Marstal, was dismasted and drifting helplessly, ten miles north of Noup Head, Westray, and about...
The Life-boat which has been stationed at Aldehurgh since 1902.. - View image in PDF
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ON 16th July the King reviewed the fleet at Spithead, as part of the cele- brations of his Silver Jubilee. The motor life-boats from Yarmouth and Bembridge, in the Isle of Wight, were on duty throughout the day, under the command of the...
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Front row—left to right: The Marquess of Normanby, The Rev. Frank Read, the Bishop of Whitby, the Hon. Geoffrey Howard, H.R.H. The Princess Royal, Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Ex-Provost James Norval.. - View image in PDF
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