LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Warren Field
Margate, Kent.— At 7.49 on the night of the 28th of January, 1951, the coastguard telephoned news from North Foreland Radio that a ship was aground on the east end of Margate Spit Sands. She was the S.S. Warren Field, of Liverpool,, on...
Providentia, of Svelvig
Again, on the 24th March, the same life-boat went off to the rescue of the crew of the brig Prtmdentia, of Svelvig, near Drammen. In running for the harbour, during a gale of wind from the S.E., the vessel had struck on the rocks near the...
The Largest Life-Boat In the World
THE 60-foot Barnett twin-screw Boat now being built for New Brighton will be the most powerful Life-boat in the world, actually the largest is the new Dutch Motor Life-boat, the Brandaris, which was sent to her Station at Terschelling during...
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News from the Branches. 1st April to 30th June
Greater London.
GREATER LONDON.—Annual Meeting of London members of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild and Life-boat Day workers on 29th April. Speakers : The Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, a Vice- President of the Guild,...
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During the London Boat Show Des Sleightholme Editor of Yachting Monthly
During the London Boat Show Des Sleightholme, editor of Yachting Monthly, presented a painting to Coxswain Mike Scales (r) of St Peter Port lifeboat, Guernsey. The painting, which is by Laurence Baglev, standing on the left, is of the... - View image in PDF
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The Mail Steamer Banshee
The Thomas Fielden Life-boat was launched at 12.30 AM. on the 14th of January, 1887, to the assistance of the mail-steamer Banshee, of and from Dublin for Holyhead, which had stranded in Towyn Bay during a dense fog. The steamer, which had a...
The Fishery Protection Cruiser Freya
Wick, Caithness-shire. At 8.30 on the morning of the 9th of January, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen off Helman Head, and ten minutes later more flares were seen six miles east of Clythness...
Killin, of Greenock
CATSTER, NEAR GREAT YARMOUTH.—At P.M. on the 19th March, the lights of a vessel, supposed to be on the Barber Sand,were observed from this station, and the No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, proceeded to her assistance. A snowstorm from the N....
The Ladies' Life-Boat Guild
" / have given all those fifty badges out, and now am wanting many more as I have more new members to give them to, and also many of the old workers are very anxious to join. .. .
I am quite sure that the Guild is a...
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Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter,) FOUNDED IN 1824.—SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
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