LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lifeboat in the making
Tower and Chiswick Lifeboat Stations are consistently among the busiest in the RNLI. Their E class lifeboats are among the fastest in the fleet, with a top speed of almost 40 knots, and are powered by waterjets for extra manoeuvrability in...
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James Cuckow, of Ipswich
On the 6th March the schooner James Cuckow, of Ips- wich, went ashore on the Barnard Sand, daring a fresh gale from N.N.E. The life- boat Sisters was promptly launched to the wreck, and was fortunately the means of rescuing the whole of the...
The Minesweeper Erimo
FEBRUARY 22ND. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. At 11.18 A.M. information was received from the coastguard that the minesweeper Erimo had struck a mine about one and a half miles off the Mumbles, and was flying distress signals. A fresh S.E....
Cabinet, of Newcastle
The barque Cabinet, of Newcastle, went on the Manacle Rocks, off the Cornish coast, on the night of the 11th Jan., after she had been de- tained in the Channel for more than a week through stress of weather. It was blowing strongly at the...
News from the Branches. 1st July to 30th September
Greater London.
PRESENTATION of awards for Greater London and the South-east of England in the Life-boat Essay Competition, by Sir Malcolm Campbell, the Mayor of Westminster presiding. (See full report in last issue of The...
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Queen Victoria, of South Shields
The life-boat nt Pakefield saved 1 man from the brig Queen Victoria, of South Shields, which became a total wreck on the Barnard Sand.
The R.N.L.I, Issues Three Medals—In Gold, Silver and Bronze. the Reverse Shows Three Men In a Life-Boat, One of Whom Is In the Act of Rescuing An Exhausted Man from the Waves. It Is Inscribed 'L
The R.N.L.I, issues three medals—in gold, silver and bronze. The reverse shows three men in a life-boat, one of whom is in the act of rescuing an exhausted man from the waves. It is inscribed 'Let not the deep swallow me up'. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Prince of Life-Boats
As briefly reported in the July edition of THE LIFE-BOAT, The Duke of Windsor, who died on 28th May, 1972, was for many years actively associated with the R.N.L.I., especially between 1919 and 1936 when he served as President of the...
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Gaspard, of St Malo
The schooner Gaspard, of St. Malo, was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on the 3rd Jan., 1869. The Rams- gate life-boat Bradford went off, in tow of the harbour steam-tug Aid, on signals being fired from one of the light-ships, and on arriving...
The Central Appeals Committee
THE national sponsored walk, 1971, raised £33,538 new money for the R.N.L.I. Among the completed walks this year was one by the Crayford branch held in the grounds of Bexleyheath School, where the sum of £590 was raised by children...
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