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Rug-Making for the Institution

Date: March 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 313

As recorded in The Life-boat for last September, the Honorary Secretary of the Cobham (Surrey) Branch, made a rug in the shape and colours of the Institution's flag for an official of the Sudan Government Dockyard at Khartoum, giving the...

Category: Donations

A Class of Its Own

Date: Autumn 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 550

A class of its own John Long recently retired as second coxswain of the Barrow lifeboat. In order to relieve his withdrawal symptoms, the crew built him his own 'lifeboat' as a retirement present.

John discovered... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Heather Deane of the Rnli Poole Office Signs on Howard Lang: 'The Onedin Line's' Captain Baines

Date: Winter 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 447

Heather Deane of the RNLI Poole Office signs on Howard Lang: 'The Onedin Line's' Captain Baines.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

The After Effects of the Boxing Day Storm on a Car Parked on Ramsgate's East Pierhead

Date: Spring 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 496

The after effects of the Boxing Day storm on a car parked on Ramsgate's east pierhead.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

The Photograph Below Shows the Prince of Wales at the Helm of B-3 Inflatable Craft During a Visit to Atlantic College, St. Donat's Castle, Glamorganshire, Where He Was Shown a Number of Simila

Date: April 1971

Volume: 42

Issue: 435

The photograph below shows the Prince of Wales at the helm of B-3 inflatable craft during a visit to Atlantic College, St. Donat's Castle, Glamorganshire, where he was shown a number of similar experimental boats.

He... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Additional Stations and New Life-Boats

Date: August 1886

Volume: 13

Issue: 141

SIDMOUTH, DEVON. — This Life-boat Station has been provided with a new 34 feet 10-oared Life-boat, possessing all the latest improvements and furnished with a transporting carriage. The expense of the change was met by a gift of...

Category: Articles

The S.S. Beacon Grange

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 23RD. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.

At 10.10 P .M. a message was received from the coastguard that gun-fire and an explosion, followed by tracer bullets, had been observed 9 miles S.E. of Wick.

A further...

The S.S. Ranee

Date: February 1882

Volume: 11

Issue: 123

APPLEDORE.—A little before midnight on the 7th October signals were observed and a steam-whistle was heard in the bay, but for some time the signals ceased.

About 2 o'clock on the following morning they were resumed,...

Past and Present

Date: Summer 1987

Volume: 50

Issue: 501

50 Years Ago Ship on Fire By Lieutenant L. A. C. May, R.M. (Ret.), Honorary Secretary, Holy head Station.

The telephone rings loud and loud; time 5.25 am, 22nd March 1937. 1 hasten to answer it and am informed by the...

Category: Articles

Looking Across One Corner of Machine Shop to Area Where Lifejackets Are Serviced and Ilbs Held for Distribution to the Coast; All Major Ilb Servicing Is Done at Cowes

Date: Autumn 1976

Volume: 44

Issue: 458

Looking across one corner of machine shop to area where lifejackets are serviced and ILBs held for distribution to the coast; all major ILB servicing is done at Cowes.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs