LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Elizabeth, of Cardigan
On the 23rd March, during a heavy gale of wind, the smack Elizabeth, of Cardigan, got under weigh to cross the Bar, but in doing so, her jib sheet was blown away.
She then let go her two anchors; but the chains parted, and...
Lord March
At 5.10 P.M. on the 22nd February, during a W.N.W.
hurricane, the schooner Lord March, of Whitstable, was observed about five miles to the north of Palling, flying signals of distress. With all speed the crew of the No. 2...
The Lifeboat House at Newcastle - Maggy's Leap Is About Half-A-Mile to the Left In This Photograph
The lifeboat house at Newcastle - Maggy's Leap is about half-a-mile to the left in this photograph. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Kent President of the Institution Visited Stornoway Barra Island and Mallaig on Thursday October 2 Meeting Crew Members and Their Families As Well As Station Branch Officials And
The Duke of Kent, President of the Institution, visited Stornoway, Barra Island and Mallaig on Thursday October 2, meeting crew members and their families as well as station branch officials and committee members of fund-raising branches and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Daphne Loo
YACHT WAS LEAKING Padstow, Cornwall. At 10.38 p.m.
on 18th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that flares had been reported at Newland Island. There was a gentle north-westerly breeze with a slight sea...
In Portsmouth Dockyard on 23rd June, 1966, the Second Oakley 48-Foot 6-Inch Life-Boat Was Capsized Twice for the Benefit of the Press and a Large Unofficial Gathering of Naval and Civilian Dockyard Personnel
In Portsmouth dockyard on 23rd June, 1966, the second Oakley 48-foot 6-inch lifeboat was capsized twice for the benefit of the Press and a large unofficial gathering of naval and civilian dockyard personnel. Here she is shown righting and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Remarks on the Gales of October and November, 1863
By VICE-ADMIRAL Fitz-Roy, F.R.S.
AFTER an unusual continuance of stormy weather—remarkable even in the equinoctial period of our zone—it may interest some of the readers of the Life-boat Journal to hear a few of the...
Category: Articles
Centenary of the Sheringham Station
THE life-boat station at Sheringham celebrated its centenary this year. It was established in 1838, when a private life-boat was placed there by the Hon.
Mrs. Upcher. This boat was built at Sheringham, and was named Augusta...
Category: Articles
Lord Margadale,
May 1996 Lord Margadale, president of the Isle of Islay station branch since 1934. He was awarded the council record of thanks in 1955 and gold badge in 1994..
Category: Obituaries
The lifeboat was in Preston Docklands Marina dressed overall for the occasion (below)
The lifeboat was in Preston Docklands Marina dressed overall for the occasion (below) (photos Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs