LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Northern Queen, of Lowestoft
Aldeburgh, and Lowes toft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 14th February, 1938, the Aldeburgh motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched at 8.30 A.M. on information from the Aldeburgh coastguard that a fishing smack was in distress several...
Harmony, of Bideford
About mid- night on the 29th March a vessel was re- ported on shore on the South Tail, Bideford Bar, wind blowing strong from N.N.W., and a heavy sea on. The Hope life-boat was im- mediately launched, and succeeded in saving the crew of 3...
Two Sponsored Lunch-Hour Knit-Ins By Rnli Headquarters Staff at Poole Raised £44 One Was Held Near the Caravan on the Quay; the Other Due to Rain In the Office
Two sponsored lunch-hour knit-ins by RNLl Headquarters staff at Poole raised £44. One was held near the caravan on the quay; the other, due to rain, in the office. Knitters were sponsored by other members of staff and their families;... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Death of a Famous Coxswain
COXSWAIN JOHN T. SWAN, of Lowes- toft, one of the most distinguished of English life-boatmen, died on 20th February, at the age of eighty-three.
He was coxswain of the Lowestoft life-boat from 1911 to 1924, when he retired...
Category: Obituaries
Vermont, of Halifax
on 20th Oct., saved 16 men from the barque Vermont, of Halifax..
Nimrod, of Castletown
on 9th Feb., saved 3 men from the lugger Nimrod, of Castletown..
Oregon, of Stonehaven
On the 7th April, the schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven, ran ashore on the South Gare Sand. The Middlesborough life-boat was towed again to the river's mouth, whence she proceeded to the sunken vessel and rescued her crew, 4 in...
Beneficent, of Sunderland
Flamborough, Yorkshire. —• On the evening of the 21st December, 1937, a steamer was seen ashore on the south side of Flamborough Head. A fresh, southerly breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell, and the night was very dark and foggy. The tide...
Undaunded, of Aberdeen
On the 10th November, the Lowestoft life-boat was again instrumental in saving lives. The barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen, struck on the Newcombe Sand, in a south- westerly gale, and hoisted a signal of distress.
The...
Emilie, of Swinemunde
Again on the 27th October were the noble life-boat Bradford, and her consort, the steamer Aid, taken out on their mission of mercy. This time it was in response to signals of distress from the barque Emilie, of Swinemunde, which had drifted...