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Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I. Presenting Ian Gillies, a 12 Year Old Boy from Gourock, With An Inscribed Wrist Watch for An Act of Exceptional Gallantry
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, president of the R.N.L.I., presenting Ian Gillies, a 12 year old boy from Gourock, with an inscribed wrist watch for an act of exceptional gallantry- The occasion of the presentation was the annual meeting... - View image in PDF
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The RNLI’s Very Last Arun Class Lifeboat On Service (right) Is Finally Withdrawn, Replaced At Calshot By A Former Relief Tyne Class (left)
The RNLI’s very last Arun class lifeboat on service (right) is finally withdrawn, replaced at Calshot by a former relief Tyne class (left).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
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Some of the New Trent Class Can Be Funded By Single Legacies Or Appeals
Some of the new Trent class can be funded by single legacies or appeals - this is Fishguard's Blue Peter VII, funded by the BBC television programme's appeal - but increasingly it is necessary to fund or top-up from the... - View image in PDF
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(Left) the New 52Ft Arun Class Relief Lifeboat 52-22 During Her Naming Ceremony at Poole
(Left) The new 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat 52-22 during her naming ceremony at Poole depot; in attendance, lying alongside the quay, is the new Waveney lifeboat which has now gone on station at Blyth.. - View image in PDF
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Enough for a D Class and Much More
Committee members of Warwick Ladies' Lifeboat Guild with, from left to right: Richard Mann (kneeling) regional organiser for Central England; the Lady Mayor of Warwick, Cllr Bridget Savory; Jean Terry, chairman for the appeal; and Bill... - View image in PDF
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Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part III—In Frame
so, THE KEEL is LAID. A baulk of teak, shaped to match templates taken off the full size lines plans drawn out on the loft floor. It rests on blocks so set that they will bring the boat up to a convenient height for building. The keel slopes...
Category: Articles
Building a Rother Class Lifeboat: Part Iv—Skeleton Hull
DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, the work of building up the skeleton hull of the lifeboat (Fig, 1), swiftly sketched out in Part III of this article, has been progressing at William Osbornes with meticulous care. Each of the very many pieces...
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Tracey Edwards Yachtswoman of the Year Aboard Selsey's Tyne Class Lifeboat
Tracey Edwards, Yachtswoman of the Year, aboard Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat during the station's lifeboat week. Tracey has since become a vice president of the branch. (Photo Jeanne Hambleton). - View image in PDF
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Dunmore East: Silver Medallist Coxswain Stephen Whittle and His Crew Aboard the New 44' Waveney Class Lifeboat St.Patrick
Dunmore East: Silver medallist Coxswain Stephen Whittle and his crew aboard the new 44' Waveney class lifeboat St Patrick.. - View image in PDF
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A Sunday Exercise During the Passage Involves the Mersey Taking Salcombe's Tyne Class the Baltic Exchange Ii In Tow
A Sunday exercise during the passage involves the Mersey taking Salcombe's Tyne class. The Baltic Exchange II. in tow. - View image in PDF
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