LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Watson (Cabin) Type of Motor Life-Boat
By CAPTAIN HOWARD F. J. ROWLEY, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boatsALTHOUGH the Barnett (Twin Screw) Boat, built for the Station at New Brighton, was the first Cabin Life-boat to be laid down for the Institution's fleet, the...
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The S.S. Travaylor
TORBAY, PLYMOUTH, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON.—The s.s. Trevaylor, of St. Ives, lost her propeller when off the Eddy- stone on 6th January, in a whole S.S.W.
gale, with a very heavy sea. She sent out an urgent call for help. It was...
Small change, big hearts
It’s a Saturday afternoon in Manchester, 1891. Thousands flock to the city’s streets to catch a glimpse of something they have never seen before: lifeboat crew members and their lifesaving craft. As the lifeboats – from the...
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The American Steamer Georgetown Victory, of Baltimore (2)
MAY 1ST. - NEWCASTLE, CLOUGHEY, AND DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. In the darkness of the early morning the American steamer Georgetown Victory, of Baltimore, ran ashore at Killard Point, Co. Down, while bound from Australia to Glasgow, with about...
Lymington: An Information Case Has Recently Been Put on the Side of the New Ilb House a Solidly Built Metal Structure With Three Opening Glazed Doors It Was Designe
Lymington: An information case has recently been put on the side of the new ILB house. A solidly built metal structure with three opening glazed doors, it was designed, constructed and erected by local 'friends of the lifeboat'. It... - View image in PDF
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The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt t'l are — ; ft- .-,:r X. 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Ibs., 1...
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Miss Beck
HAYLE, CORNWALL.—While the threemasted schooner Miss Beck, of and from Carnarvon for London with slate, was taking the bar on the 5th February in tow of a steam-tug, the tow-rope parted and the vessel was driven ashore on the beach at the...
Honorary Workers of the Institution. No. 12.—Mr. W. J. Burden, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Teignmouth Life-Boat Station
THERE has been a Life-boat of the Institution at Teignmouth, in South Devon, for 76 years, and for well over half that time Mr. W. J. Burden (who is one of three honorary Life-boat workers of the same name) has been its Honorary Secretary...
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Artist Tony Hart of Bbc Tv's 'Vision On' Programme Spent Almost Two Hours Making Lightning Sketches at a Coffee Morning Organised By Guildford Branch In the City's
Artist Tony Hart of BBC TV's 'Vision On' programme spent almost two hours making lightning sketches at a coffee morning organised by Guildford branch in the city's Guildhall last September. The sketches were sold for £1... - View image in PDF
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5: Channel Track of Little Turntable (Left) on Which She Can Be Swung Round to Convenient Position for Mounting on Carriage Tractor Moves Round Carriage
5: Channel Track Of Little Turntable (Left) On Which She Can Be Swung Round To Convenient Position For Mounting On Carriage Tractor Moves Round Carriage. - View image in PDF
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