LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat
(See Diagrams on next page.) The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7i feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the...
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An Aeroplane (135)
SEPTEMBER 27TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
A German bomber aeroplane had been seen to come down in the sea two miles away, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £12 7s. 6d..
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma Addresses the Meeting Prior to the Presentation of Awards at the Royal Festival Hall London on 16 May 1989
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma addresses the meeting prior to the presentation of awards at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 16 May 1989.. - View image in PDF
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Torbay — Rededication of Arun Class Marie Winstone
The Arun class lifeboat Marie Winstone at her rededication ceremony in Torbay. Soon afterwards she was called away on a service to search for a missing diver and the ceremony had to proceed without her!. - View image in PDF
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The Help of Golf Clubs
DURING 1937 sixty-six golf clubs held competitions in aid of the life-boat service and contributed £222 6*. 6d- Two more clubs held the competition than in 1936, and £25 more was contributed. The same appeal has been made...
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The RNLI and me: Stuart Popham
There are many types of volunteer at the RNLI – including Stuart Popham, who has taken up the role of chair. So who is the man at the helm of the charity?
Chairing a charity is quite a commitment – why did you choose to...
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Coxswain/Mechanic Ralston of Mallaig Receives His Bronze Medal for the Service to the Fishing Vessel Galilean from Countess Mountbatten of Burma at the 1989 Presentat
Coxswain/Mechanic Ralston of Mallaig receives his Bronze medal for the service to the fishing vessel Galilean from Countess Mountbatten of Burma at the 1989 presentation of awards ceremony.. - View image in PDF
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The Mayor of Richmond and the Selsey Coxswain
The Mayor of Richmond and The Selsey Coxswain. - View image in PDF
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Three of a Kind - the Grahams Heft) and the Stotts.
Three of a kind - the Grahams Heft) and the Stotts.. - View image in PDF
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The Launch Scottish Maid
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 7.34 on the evening of the 3rd of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the launch Scottish Maid with one man on board, appeared to be in difficulties. A later message con- firmed that...