LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
The No. 2 Life-boat Bessie Webster was launched at 10.30 A.M. on the 19th April to the assistance of eight Ferryden fishing-boats, each having a crew of four men on board, which had gone out fishing during fine weather earlier in the morning...
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
THE fishwives of Cullercoats carried out their eighth consecutive collection on behalf of the Institution on 3rd August, when the Cullercoats Life-boat held its quarterly road exercise and launch.
As in previous years, they...
Category: Donations
Bridlington Memorial Service
IN the last issue of The Lifeboat an account was published of the Memorial Service at Bridlington for the men who lost their lives on 10th February, 1871, when an unusually severe gale burst on the north-east coast of England, and at...
Category: Articles
The Institution's Expenditure at a Glance
How each £100 of the Institution's Expenditure was laid out in 1935.
£ s. d.
61 7 0 BB _B _ _ __ _ MHB Construction, Repairs, Upkeep and Inspec- tion of Life-boats and Life-boat...
Category: Accounts
Economy In Paper
THE great increase in the number of services since the outbreak of war would make it necessary nearly to double the size of The Life-boat if each quarterly number were to contain accounts of all life-boat services for three...
Category: Articles
The Life-Boat Service. Its Payments at a Glance, Its Receipts at a Glance
ITS PAYMENTS AT A GLANCE How each £100 of the Institution's Payments was made in 1957 £ s. d.
30 2 5 —" —- New Construction.
34 19 5 mam m m*~ —m Maintenance of Lifeboats and...
Category: Accounts
Newstead Publishing (1983) Ltd
A SUPERB PAIR OF FINE ART PRINTS Signed by the Artist "FORM LINE OF BATTLE" The English and Firnrh llrris men and brt»in lurming their battle lint's in preparation tor the coming all ray.
"VICTORY IN...
Category: Advertisement
Destined for Life-Boat Stations All Over the U.K., the First Ever Delivery of Martell Cognac Was Recently Received at the R.N.L.I. Depot at Borehamwood,
Destined for life-boat stations all over the U.K., the first ever delivery of Martell cognac was recently received at the R.N.L.I. Depot at Borehamwood, Herts. Taken in the depot's rigging loft, the picture shows (left to right)... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboats have so far launched 1,572 times, saving 638 lives.
In 1986 lifeboats launched 3,712 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,424 lives (an average of over...
Category: Articles
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures In 1985 the RNLI's lifeboats launched 3,864 times (an average of ten times each day) and saved 1,742 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day). Note to those entering Shoreline competition: the 1985 lives...
Category: Articles