LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (1)
Swanage, Dorset.—25th January, 1938.
An aeroplane had been reported to have come down in the sea, but a search in which sea-planes joined found nothing.—Rewards, £21 Is..
A Yacht (1)
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—29th July, 1938. A yacht had been reported overdue, but was later found on the Antrim coast and the life-boat was recalled.
The owner made a donation to the Institution of the amount of the rewards...
A Pilot Boat
Margate, Kent.—6th September. The engine of a pilot boat had broken down and the boat went ashore, but the engine was re-started and the boat got off unaided. The owners made a donation.—Rewards, £12 8s..
Arantzaza-Mendi
Cloughey, Co. Down.—On the 17th June, 1939, a salvage party, eleven in number, was rescued from the Spanish steamer Arantzaza-Mendi which had gone ashore on the 9th May.—Rewards, silver and bronze medals and monetary awards amounting to...
None (12)
Margate, Kent.—24th October, 1939.
An aeroplane had been reported to have come down in the sea, but it was reported later that it was a false alarm.
—Rewards, £18 12s..
(Right) Forward Cabin Looking Aft to Engine Room Bulkhead on Which Are Sited Electrical Distribution Board and First Aid Stowage Battery Box Forms a Step Forward of Ha
(Right) Forward cabin, looking aft to engine room bulkhead on which are sited electrical distribution board and first aid stowage. Battery box forms a step forward of hatch. A ventilation trunk runs below side deck and a flexible ventilation... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Principle Which Was Established By William Wouldhave
To make a boat self-righting keep the centre of gravity low and centre of buoyancy high, so that she is unstable when upside down - a principle which was established by William Wouldhave in 1789 and still holds true on today's... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (4)
APRIL 20TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane was thought to have crashed into the sea, but it was found that she came down on land.-Permanent paid crew : Rewards, 6s..
An Aeroplane (11)
JULY 13TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane was reported as having come down in the sea a few miles out, but though the life-boat searched over a wide area she could find nothing.-Rewards, £6 4s..
An Aeroplane (33)
NOV. 20TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane of the Royal Air Force was reported to have come down in the sea, but the life-boat’s services were not needed as it was found that the aeroplane was carrying out smoke bomb...