LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Life-Boat Medallist on His Visit to London
SECOND-Coxswain James Sim, of Fraserburgh, one of the medallists who was present at the Annual Meeting, was interviewed on his return home by the Fraserburgh correspondent of The Fishing News about his visit to London, and this is what he...
Category: Articles
Review. "The Story of the Sea: The Sea, Its History and Romance." By Frank C. Bowen (Halton and Truscott Smith. Vol. I. 15s. Net)
MB. BOWEN has performed a public ser- vice in writing this book, which sets forth in a straightforward, and at times almost prosaic, way the romantic history of the sea and its ships. We use the word " prosaic " advisedly, for what...
Category: Articles
Mr. A. W. Hawkes, the Author of This Article, Pictured In His Workshop at Waldringfleld, Suffolk. No Matter What Is Afoot—Agricultural Shows, Flag Days and So On—Mr. Hawkes Can Be Relied Upon T
Mr. A. W. Hawkes, the author of this article, pictured in his workshop at Waldringfleld, Suffolk. No matter what is afoot—agricultural shows, flag days and so on—Mr. Hawkes can be relied upon to go almost anywhere and to tackle almost any... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Members of 117 Field Support Squadron RE at Work on the Track at Kirkcudbright Scotland Which Leads to the Life-Boat Station and (Below) the Finished Track Which Took T
Members of 117 Field Support Squadron, R.E., at work on the track at Kirkcudbright, Scotland, which leads to the life-boat station and (below) the finished track which took the squadron from 1st to 13th July, 1963, to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fig 3: (Left) Radar Scanner Has Been Moved to Port of After Cabin Top and Air Bag Roof Channel Bolted In Posit/On to Starboard Note Manifold Leading Under Channel and A
Fig. 3: (Left) Radar scanner has been moved to port of after cabin top, and air bag roof channel bolted in posit/on to starboard.
Note manifold leading under channel and, at its fore and aft ends, air inlets into... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Letters
Why do I support the RNLI? Two accounts follow of contrasting, unusual experiences on a lifeboat in answer to this question During the Second World War I served for a time in an RNLI boat The Sir William Hillary, ex Dover station. I was 19...
Category: Correspondence
Ceremonies
Glasgow, October 23/24, 1987 On a bright but cool autumn morning the new 52ft Arun class lifeboat Citv of Glasgow III. now on station at Troon, arrived on the River Clyde in readiness to play the starring role in proceedings which, the...
Category: Inaugurations
The Afternoon Ended With Tea In the Foyer: the Duke of Kent President With Commander Ralph Swann Chairman Talks With Bronze Medallists Trevor Fryer and Frederick
The afternoon ended with tea in the foyer: The Duke of Kent, President, with Commander Ralph Swann, Chairman, talks with bronze medallists Trevor Fryer and Frederick Arkley ofTynemouth.
Photograph by courtesy of Peter... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sesam
All in a season's work RNLI Divisional Inspector Colin Williams gives a round up of all things operational this Spring in the island of Ireland Our crews experience everything that the Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean can muster, as...
Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life-Governor.
The following have been appointed HONOR- ARY LIFE-GOVERNORS of the Institu- tion and have been presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G.,...
Category: Awards