LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Ruby
KESSINGLAND, SUFFOLK.—On the 13th January the Life-boat Bolton proceeded to the aid of the sloop Ruby, of Goole, which had been overtaken by a snow squall, and had been dismasted while passing through Pakefield Gap. Seeing that her position...
The Norwegian Minesweeper No. 382
MAY 7TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON. The Norwegian minesweeper No. 382 had been reported blown up by a mine fifteen miles off Berry Head, but no survivors were found. The Salcombe life-boat put out at midnight on the 7th May and was the...
Postscript : Extracts from An Article By Captain Basil Hall An Inspector of Lifeboats at the Turn of the Century
Following the publication in the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT of a description of the work of present-day divisional inspectors of lifeboats, here are some extracts from an article by the late Captain Basil Hall, RN, a one-time inspector of...
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Down to the Last Detail: a Model of Rnlb Ruby and Arthur Reed
EVERY PIPE, every cable, even the oilcan and the radio telephone instructions, all to scale, can be found in a beautiful and meticulous model of Cromer's 48ft 6in Oakley lifeboat which was presented to the Institution last December....
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An Anthology on Courage
MR. EDMUND WARDE, of The Red House, Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent, has compiled a pocket anthology of nearly 150 sayings about courage, from Job's "I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer," to Rudyard Kipling's...
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The Fund Raisers
Tall orders Although somewhat dwarfed by the largest "tall ship" in the world, the 386ft Russian Sedov, volunteers manning the stand from branches and guilds in the Tyne area were thrilled to sell over £2,000 worth of...
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Additional Stations, and New Life-Boats
Southwold, Suffolk.—A new life-boat, 40 feet long, and similar, in other respects, to the one stationed at Scratby, described in the 15th Number of this Journal, has been placed at Southwold, in lieu of the life-boat placed there in 1852, on...
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An Aeroplane (45)
NOVEMBER 16TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £25 3s. 6d..
An American Fortress Aeroplane
JANUARY 4TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
An American Fortress aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew had already been picked up. - Rewards, £40 0s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (9)
FEBRUARY 4TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Lossiemouth, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £11 5s..