LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fig 5: New Sacrificial Anodes Are Fitted to Afloat Boats Each Year the Wastage Caused By Electrolytic Action Can Be Seen By Comparing New Anode With Old One Just Taken O
Fig. 3: Buoyancy air cases, each shaped to fit and marked with its position, are taken out when opening up the hull for examination at partial and complete survey . . .. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Hopeful
On the 23rd February, a message having been received from the North Goodwin Light-vessel, the Life-boat Bradford went out in tow of the harbour steam-tug Aid at 8.45 A.M., and found the s.s. Hopeful, bound from London for Liverpool with a...
The Barges Asphodel and Kitty
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 9.10 in the morning of the 1st of March, 1949, the look-out at Warden Point reported that a barge was making signals of distress three miles east-north-east of the point. The motor life-boat Greater London, Civil...
The S.S. Mersey
PORTH RHUFFYDD, ANGELSEY. — On the morning of the 22ud June the coxswain of the Life-boat received intelligence that steamer was ashore S.E. of the Life-boat station. The weather at the time was thick, a moderate wind was Wowing from the S.W...
Thanks from the RAF
When an R.A.F. Gnat trainer crashed into the sea—the two pilots ejected from the aircraft before it crashed—on 8th June, 1968, the Holyhead life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was quick off the mark. Group Captain W....
Category: Correspondence
News from the Branches. 1st May to 31st July, 1935
1st May to 31st July, 1935.
Greater London.
Prince of Wales Day for the life-boats was held in Greater London, on 21st May, in Acton and Chiswick, Ashford, Barnes, Battersea, Beckenham, Bermondsey,...
Category: Branches
The S.S. Nebarn (4)
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK ; CAISTEB, WIXTERTON-, PALLING, AND CBOMEE, NORFOLK.—In the early hours of 29th January, the s.s. Newbarn of Newcastle, which is a big steamer of more than 3,000 tons, ran aground on the southern end of the Hasboro'...
The S.S. Nebarn (2)
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK ; CAISTEB, WIXTERTON-, PALLING, AND CBOMEE, NORFOLK.—In the early hours of 29th January, the s.s. Newbarn of Newcastle, which is a big steamer of more than 3,000 tons, ran aground on the southern end of the Hasboro'...
The S.S. Meath
HOLYHEAD.—The Life-boat Thomas Fielden was called out on service on the 1st February by signals of distress shown by the s.s. Meath, of Sunderland, which had stranded at Penrhyn Point in a strong gale from the W.N.W. and a very heavy sea....
The S.S. Ullapool
MARCH 13TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 8.55 in the evening the Seacombe Ferry Office sent a message that vessel had struck a mine off Seacombe Stage, and at 9.15 the No. 1 motor life-boat William and Kate Johnston was...