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The S.S. Amy

Date: February 1916

Volume: 23

Issue: 259

Shortly after 5 A. M, on the llth October, it was reported that a vessel was ashore on the Sizewell Bank, and the No. 2 Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched. A strong S.E. by E. wind was blowing, and a nasty sea was breaking on the Sand...

Amy II (2)

Date: Autumn 1950

Volume: 33

Issue: 356

Torbay, Devon.—At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of November, 1950, the Brixham coastguard reported a small yacht in a dangerous position two miles off Beesands, apparently in need of help. At 12.55 the life-boat George Shee...

Lt Cdr Donald McLauchlan MBE

Date: Winter 1996

Volume: 54

Issue: 535

Lt Cdr Donald McLauchlan MBE RN (RETD). Don joined the committee of Wimbledon branch as honorary treasurer in 1986. He was awarded the Institution's certificate of thanks in 1996..

Category: Obituaries

A Hundred Years Ago

Date: November 1929

Volume: 27

Issue: 300

THE brig Mountaineer was wrecked on Walmer Beach, on the 24th November, in a heavy gale from the eastward, when the crew, consisting of thirteen men and boys, with three Deal boatmen (the pilot, one Deal boatman, and two of the crew having...

Category: Articles

A Hundred Years Ago

Date: June 1957

Volume: 34

Issue: 380

ARKLOW, IRELAND.—A life-boat station in connection with the National Life-boat Institution has been founded at Arklow, on the East Coast of Ireland and a life-boat on Mr. Peake's design, 30-feet long, and rowing 10 oars, double banked,...

Category: Articles

Southend 60 Years Ago

Date: Autumn 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 546

Southend 60 years ago As it is October 1998 (date of letter), I thought readers may be interested in some pictures I took in October 1938! The photographs are of Southend lifeboat, Greater London (Civil Service No.3), in action.

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Category: Photographs

May Ann

Date: August 1892

Volume: 15

Issue: 165

ST. ANDREW'S.—The sloop May Ann, of and for St. Andrew's, from Shields, with a cargo of coal, arrived off the harbour on the afternoon of the 16th January, and waited for the tide to rise sufficiently high to enable her to enter.<...

Ann Grace

Date: November 1897

Volume: 16

Issue: 186

POINT OF AYR (FLINTSHIRE), and HOYLAKE (CHESHIRE). — On the 21st February, during a whole gale from W.

with a very heavy sea, intelligence was received that rockets were being fired in the direction of Lime Wharf. The Point...

Susan Ann

Date: September 1959

Volume: 35

Issue: 389

Padstow, Cornwall. At 4.32 on the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties half a mile east-north-east of Trevose Head.

The no. 1 life-boat Joseph...

Margaret Ann

Date: Summer 2006

Volume: 60

Issue: 577

All in a season's work RNLI Divisional Inspector Colin Williams gives a round up of all things operational this Spring in the island of Ireland Our crews experience everything that the Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean can muster, as...