LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Celerity, Fisher Boy & Courage
On the even- ing of the 27th February, the honorary secretary was warned that the motor fishing boat Celerity, of Buckie, "had just arrived in the harbour and reported that the Wick fishing boat Fisher Boy, with a crew of five, was in...
International Hull Scrubbing Team: Holidaymakers Joined With Valentia, Kerry, Crewmen to Scrub and Paint the Underside of the Hull of the Rowland Watts, the Local 52-Foot Barnett Life-Boat Which
International hull scrubbing team: holidaymakers joined with Valentia, Kerry, crewmen to scrub and paint the underside of the hull of the Rowland Watts, the local 52-foot Barnett life-boat which was built in 1957. In the picture are (left to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
From a Boy of Eight
THE following letter has come from a boy, eight years old, living in Derby- shire, with a postal order for eight shillings :— " DEAR SIR,—I had a sale and got 8s.
I love the sea.
" Yours truly,...
Category: Donations
Some Ways of Raising Money
There have been bonds between the police in Wolverhampton and the RNLI since 1863 when Captain Henry Segrave, the Chief Constable of Wolverhampton, was elected honorary secretary of the newly-formed Wolverhampton branch, and over the years...
Category: Donations
The Reserve Life-Boat Which Was on Temporary Duty at Weston-Super-Mare Somerset Broke from Her Moorings on 12Th April 1969 and Was Wrecked the Picture (Left) Sho
The reserve life-boat, which was on temporary duty at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, broke from her moorings on 12th April, 1969, and was wrecked. The picture (left) shows her before she was taken in tow by the Barry lifeboat and (above) the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Award-Winning Boathouse And Slipway At Padstow
the award-winning boathouse and slipway at padstow Photo: Dave Nicoll. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Gallant Boy
ON the 26th of March, three Army officers from Dover, members of the Royal Artillery Yacht Club, set sail in a yacht for Margate. Just after four in the afternoon they were seen by the shore attendant attempting to enter Ramsgate harbour. He...
Category: Articles
Stuart Crystal Chalice Made for Rnli 150th Anniversary In Limited Numbered Edition of 150 One Panel Etched and Engraved Depicts Henry Great/Lead's Original Lifebo
Stuart Crystal chalice made for RNLI 150th Anniversary in limited numbered edition of 150.
One panel, etched and engraved, depicts Henry Great/lead's Original lifeboat, with, on reverse, the RNLI crest and dates... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In the Course of 24 Hours on 28th-29th October 1880 the Scarborough Life-Boat Was Launched Five Times and Rescued Every Life In Danger—28 In All. the Detail Is Part of a P
In the course of 24 hours on 28th-29th October, 1880, the Scarborough life-boat was launched five times and rescued every life in danger—28 in all. The detail is part of a painting of the scene presented to Scarborough Corporation in 1897 by...
Category: Drawings
H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G., and the Ballycotton Men
HRH The Duke of Kent KG and The Ballycotton Men. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs