LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
BALLYCOTTON, Co. CORK.—A new Life- boat has been placed here, one of the 34 feet 10-oared class having been substi- tuted for the smaller boat at this Station.
The new Life-boat is named the Oliver Qoldsmith, it having...
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The Life-Boat
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....
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The Life-Boat House
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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Mr John G Francis of Petts Wood Orpington Kent Was at RNLI Headquarters London on 15Th May 1969 Presented With a Lifeboatman Statuette for His Voluntary Publ
Mr. John G. Francis, of Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent, was at R.N.L.I. Headquarters, London, on 15th May, 1969, presented with a lifeboatman statuette for his voluntary public relations work for the Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society which he... - View image in PDF
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News
The first of May 2002 was a very special day for the RNLI, Falmouth lifeboat station and the county of Cornwall. Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, started her Golden Jubilee tour of Great Britain in Cornwall and...
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This Magnificent Model of An American Steam Engine of the 1870S Was Made By Mr E W Sheppard of Sherwood Nottingham
This magnificent model of an American steam engine of the 1870s was made by Mr E. W.
Sheppard of Sherwood, Nottingham, seen here running the engine for children's rides.
Mr Sheppard turned his hand to... - View image in PDF
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DIVE BOAT SINKS
KYLE OF LOCHALSH | 15 NOVEMBER
When a dive boat with three divers ran aground, the Kyle of Lochalsh crew rushed to the rescue. Finding the divers safe on the rocks, the crew decided to wait for the tide to flood before towing the...
Category: Services
To Show Their Appreciation for Guide Friendship Iii the Lifeboat Crew Gave a Party Just After Christmas for 24 Hartlepool Girl Guides (1 to R Back Row) Mike Anderson
To show their appreciation for Guide Friendship III the lifeboat crew gave a party just after Christmas for 24 Hartlepool Girl Guides. (1. to r., back row) Mike Anderson, Robbie Maiden, Tug Wilson, Mick Elwine, Barry Young, Les Pounder... - View image in PDF
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APRIL 24TH. - COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. An object had been reported in the sea off Seven Heads, but nothing was found.
Later it was learned that it was part of a barrage balloon. - Rewards, £11 15s. 6d..