LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat Station
THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convoy an idea of the general character of one of the 298 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
The Screw Steamer Barington
MAHTPOBT, CTOBEBUHB,—At about 4.30 P.M. on the 26th September a smaE screw steamer, the Sarington, of Maryport, was observed to be making for the port. The wiad was blowing a strong gale from the W. by S.W., accompanied by a very rough sea,...
Life-Boat Services In March, April and May
DURING March, 1948, life-boats went out on service 30 times and rescued 10 lives.
AGROUND IN FOG Troon, Ayrshire.—There was a fog in the morning of the 4th of March, 1948, and at 10.30 a fisherman of Ayr telephoned that a...
Category: Services
RNLI Director Receives Cbe
As reported in the Spring issue of The Lifeboat the RNLI's Director, Lt Cdr Brian Miles, was awarded the CBE in the New Years Honours List.
Lt Cdr Miles is pictured at Buckingham Palace with his award accompanied by Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Testing her mettle
The new RNLI memorial sculpture at Poole encapsulates the charity’s heritage and purpose – but who is behind its design?
It’s 7am and there’s a salty breeze blowing across the flats of Sittingbourne at the edge of...
Category: Articles
The Polar Star
MONTROSE.—At about 9.30 A.M. on 27th January a smack was seen turning towards the river, and when a little way from Scurdyness Lighthouse she missed stays and drifted on to the Annat Bank.
The No. 1 Life-boat Robert...
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st December, 1960
£ LIFE-BOATS:— £ £ New life-boats for the following stations : On i account — Aith, Aldeburgh, Broughty Ferry, Buckie, Dunbar, Islay, Lizard-Cadgwith, Newhaven, Penlee, Port Patrick, ...
Category: Accounts
The Wife of the Life-Boat Man
THE Life-boat goes o'er the stormy sea, for a ship is in distress; The gun booms out on the water wild, and the brave men closer press; And John has gone with the other men away from our fireside warm, Out where the maddened breakers...
Category: Poetry
The Life-Boat to the Rescue
By permission of-the Penny Illustrated Paper.
RlCHARQSON.
THE LIFE-BOAT TO THE RESCUE.
Category: Drawings
The Rnli's Jubilee Tribute to Hm the Queen Reflects the Great Support Given to the Lifeboat Service By Various Members of the Royal Family During Her Majesty's Reign
The RNLI's Jubilee tribute to HM The Queen reflects the great support given to the lifeboat service by various members of the Royal Family during Her Majesty's reign.... On a recent visit to the Isle of Scilly, HRH The Prince of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs