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/ /•Yfi + zifi'f-o Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth Ill Lifeboat Services.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 Postscript. . .: extracts from an article by Captain Basil Hall, an inspector XLV of lifeboats at the turn of the century 119...
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It Took Shoreline Member John Simpson 12 Weeks to Grow a Beard Six Centimeters Long; Sponsorship for This Growth Industry Brought In £76 on the Night the Beard Was Somewhat Recklessly Re
It took Shoreline member John Simpson 12 weeks to grow a beard six centimeters long; sponsorship for this growth industry brought in £76. On the night the beard was, somewhat recklessly, removed a further £94 was raised for Yeovil... - View image in PDF
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The Large Volume of the Superstructure of the Mersey Class Pictured Nght
The large volume of the superstructure of the Mersey class, pictured nght. cannoi be pushed any further into the water by the fixed weigh) ol the boat Although completely upside down as [he strops are released it is deaf that the boat is... - View image in PDF
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Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1785-1900. No. 9
BEFORE concluding this subject, a few comparative notes as to cost, size, weight, &c., of the Life-boats under dis- cussion may prove of interest.
Taking the matter of cost first. It is difficult to assign the exact...
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(Left) Crew Members and Officials Gather Around Tenby's New D Class Inflatable
(left) Crew members and officials gather around Tenby's new D class inflatable after the naming ceremony.
From left to right: crew members Philip Crockford.
Denny Young and Graham Waring; Mrs Georgina... - View image in PDF
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The Mersey Class Lifeboat Exhibited at This Year's London Boat Show Frank and Lena Clifford
The Mersey class lifeboat exhibited at this year's London Boat Show, Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge, is an example of a lifeboat substantially funded by one legacy - which provides the opportunity for the lifeboat's name to... - View image in PDF
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Mrs Veda Morris Names the Relief D Class Lifeboat C John Morris In Memory of Her Late Husband.
Mrs Veda Morris names the relief D class lifeboat C John Morris in memory of her late husband.. - View image in PDF
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Air Cases for Fishing-Cobles
SOME time since a system of securing the buoyancy of fishing-cobles by means of air cases, so fitted as not to impede the fishermen when following their calling, yet, at the same time, to render the cobles unsinkable, was introduced by the...
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Lifeboat Services from Page 154
Lifeboat Services from page 154 Anstruther, Fife 37ft Oakley: November 12 Appledore, North Devon Atlantic 21: September 2, 9, 12 and 18 Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire D class inflatable: October 25 Arranmore, Co. Donegal 52ft Barnett: September...
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Solway Lass
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. — On the night of the 2nd March, 1938, a message was received from the coastguard at Porthdinllaen that a vessel off Criccieth was burning flares. A moderate breeze was blowing, with a moderate...