LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Late Fatal Accident to the Calais Life-Boat
THE unfortunate accident which occurred to the Calais mail-packet Prince Frederick William, in February last, will be fresh in the memory of many of our readers, when the upsetting of one of the Calais life-boats, which had proceeded to the...
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(Left) D Class Inflatable:
(left) D class inflatable: length overall 15ft 6in; beam 6ft 4in; draught 17in; displacement 0.25 tons; maximum speed, 20 knots; range at full speed, 60 nautical miles. The D class inflatable, introduced in 1963, has a crew of two; she... - View image in PDF
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Penlee Life-Boat Approaches French Crabber
(see page 286). - View image in PDF
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A Sponsored Fin (Swimming With Flippers) By Castlereagh Sub-Aqua Club
A sponsored fin (swimming with flippers) by Castlereagh Sub-Aqua club produced £500 for Bangor branch.
John Houston, a member of the club, presented the cheque to Roger Killiner of Bangor lifeboat crew. A further £... - View image in PDF
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Far Left: Crew Members from Burnham-On-Crouch
Far left: Crew members from Burnham-on- Crmich, in Essex, receive free training from Cannington College for their new quad bike, donated by Western Power Distribution.. - View image in PDF
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The Life-Boat Stations of the United Kingdom
THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND ITS LIFE-BOATS.
XLIV. BROOKS.—The George and Anne, 32 feet by 7 feet 6 inches, 10 oars.
XLV. BRIGHSTONE GRANGE.—The Worcester Cadet, 34 feet by 8 feet, 10...
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The S.S. Fort Vermillion, of London
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - WALMER, KENT.
At 5.59 in the evening the Deal coastguard reported that the S.S. Fort Vermillion, of London, of over 7,000 tons, bound to Middlesbrough from Tangiers, was aground on the Goodwin Sands south...
A Record Year
THE work of the Life-boat Service does not grow less. It is actually increasing.
In spite of all that is being done, by new inventions, to make travel by sea safer as well as more comfortable, 146 more calls were made for...
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Ceremonies
- Tyne class Mary The little town of Portpatrick, situated on the south western edge of Scotland, provided a picturesque setting for the naming ceremony of its new 47ft Tyne class lifeboat Mary Irene Millar on Friday, 19 May...
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A Cheque for £100000 the Biggest He Had Ever Had Received for the Rnli Was Handed to Commander Swann By Mr Roy Bailhache Chairman of the Jersey Branch: It
A cheque for £.100,000, the biggest he had ever had received for the RNLI, was handed to Commander Swann by Mr Roy Bailhache, chairman of the Jersey branch: it will pay for Jersey's new 44' Waveney lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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