LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Last of a Famous Life-Boat Crew
BY the death, on 20th May last, of Mr.
Charles Verrion, of Ramsgate, at the age of 85, passed away the last member of the famous Ramsgate Crew which carried out, just over fifty years ago, one of the most remarkable rescues...
Category: Obituaries
New Depot Superintendent
Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., Superintendent of the Depot since July, 1958, is retiring on 3151 December, 1964. He joined the Institution in 1946. He will be succeeded by Lieutenant E. D. Stogdon, R.N.V.R., inspector of...
Category: Articles
New Steel 70-Foot Life-Boat
A steel life-boat, which is the first of her kind to be built for the Institution, was completed at the yards of Messrs. Yarrow & Co. Ltd. of Scotstoun, Glasgow, in September. She is the first vessel to be built for the RNLI in steel,...
Category: Articles
2012: A Jubilee year!
We’re proud to call HM The Queen the RNLI’s Patron. In this, her Diamond Jubilee year, we’re celebrating extraordinary commitment – Her Majesty’s commitment to the RNLI, our volunteers’ commitment to saving lives at sea, and your commitment...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains
TIIK following awards were made to Coxswains during November and De- cember, 1920, and January, 1921 :-- To JAMES CHISHOLM, on his retirement after serving 28 years as Coxswain, and, previous to that, for 5 years as Second Coxswain of the St...
Category: Awards
Note In Background Crane Which Will Capsize the Rather for Her Righting Trial and on Her Stem Dial to Indicate Angle of Heel When Engine Shut-Down Switch Operates
Note in background crane which will capsize the Rather for her righting trial and, on her stem, dial to indicate angle of heel when engine shut-down switch operates.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Need for Fully Protected Propellers and Rudders Is Obvious In This Photograph of Selsey's Tyne Class Lifeboat Leaving Her Slipway Note the Deep Skeg Just Visible on Th
The need for fully protected propellers and rudders is obvious in this photograph of Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat leaving her slipway. Note the deep skeg just visible on the port side.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Star of Hope and Flora
Staithes, Yorkshire.—Early on the morning of the 6th May the local fishing cobles Star of Hope and Flora put to sea to haul crab and lobster pots.
Fog had been very dense for about sixteen hours, but had cleared. Some time...
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