LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mrs. R. M. Reed Arriving on Cromer Pier for the Life-Boat Naming Ceremony
Mrs. R. M. Reed arriving on Cromer pier for the life-boat naming ceremony. With her is Coxswain Henry 'Shrimp' Davies and members of the life-boat crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inshore Lifeboat Services June July and August 1977
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire July 16.
Aberdovey, Gwynedd June 5 (twice), 9 (twice), July 3 (3 times), 7, 10, 26, August 4, 17 and 20.
Abersoch, Gwynedd June 5, 10, 16, 30, July 11, 18, 21, August 11, 20, 21 and...
Category: Services
Poole:
Poole: Poole Yacht Club in Hamworthy was where, on Wednesday May 8, 1985, the naming and service of dedication took place for the station's new 20ft Boston Whaler Outrage lifeboat, the only boat of this type in the RN LI fleet. She was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Members of Adlington Ladies' Guild Inspect Items Donated for Their Bi-Annual Christmas Fair Held In Adlington Hall a Beautiful Privately Owned Tudor Mansion Which Is
Members of Adlington ladies' guild inspect items donated for their bi-annual Christmas Fair, held in Adlington Hall, a beautiful, privately owned Tudor mansion which is open only to the public on certain days of the year. In all, this... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
RNLI Vintage Collection,
Lifeboat SPECIAL READER OFFER OWN THIS ORIGINAL BRITISH-MADE VINTAGE MODEL COLLECTION YOU CAN DISPLAY WITH PRIDE THE RNLI RECEIVE A DONATION FROM LLEDO FOR EVERY ORDER The Royal National Lifeboat Institution relies entirely on voluntary...
Category: Advertisement
Launch Into South-Westerly Strong Gale Force 9 Sunday March 22:
Launch into south-westerly strong gale, force 9, Sunday March 22: Three progressive photographs of Eastbourne lifeboat, the 37ft 6in Rather Duke of Kent, taken by 16-yearold Matthew Hancock as (left) she launched down her slipway into... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Books
The sailor's word-book By Admiral WH Smyth Published by Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0851779727 paperback Price £9.99 Although first published in 1867, this digest of nautical terms is far more than just a period piece and should...
Category: Articles
January 1881: Three Weeks of Storms and Blizzards Just a Hundred Years Ago By Ray Kipling Public Relations Officer
A CENTURY AGO lifeboat crews were nearly all fishermen who spent most of their time working at sea and were well used to long periods of exposure in harsh conditions. Their lifeboats, although the best of their day, were simple open boats...
Category: Articles
Central Appeals Committee
THE RNLI Midnight Matinee to be held at the Victoria Palace in London, which had to be postponed, will now take place on Friday, March 8, 1974, and it should be possible to include full details in the next issue of THE LIFEBOAT.
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Category: Committee
The Cornet, of Aberdeen
THE Stromness Motor Life-boat has already shown on more than one occasion what a Motor Life-boat can do in the way of long-distance services. One of these was described in The Life-Boat for February this year. On that occasion she travelled...