LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Margaret Evans, of Glasgow
On the 29th January, at 7 P.M., the Life-boat, Elizaleth Soys, brought on shore the crew of 21 men from the ! barque Margaret Evans, of Glasgow, bound ; from Philadelphia to Antwerp, which vessel had run ashore under Seaford Head...
Timbo, of Whitby
DURING the severe storms last December six Life-boat men lost their lives while on service. Five of them were members of the crew of the Life-boat at Rhoscolyn, in Anglesey, and the sixth belonged to the Boat at Johnshaven, in...
(Below) Ken Voice Coxswain of Shoreham Lifeboat Received a Cheque for £625 on January 26 from Mrs Joan Hilton Chief Ranger of the Court Sussex Elm Independe
(Below) Ken Voice, coxswain of Shoreham lifeboat, received a cheque for £625 on January 26 from Mrs Joan Hilton, chief ranger of the Court Sussex Elm, Independent Order of Foresters. The money was raised by court members during... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Columbine of Wexford
This life-boat was also taken out on the 5th December to the schooner Columbine, of Wexford, which in running for Hantoon Channel, the entrance to Wexford Harbour, while the wind was blowing hard from the east, and the sea running high,...
Gavotte II, of Portsmouth
Salcombe, Devon - At 1.50 p.m. on 14th July, 1968, the motor mechanic was informed that a yacht had capsized on the harbour bar. The lifeboat The Baltic Exchange slipped her moorings at 1.57 in a strong west south westerly wind and a...
Happy Harry, of Dublin
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - YOUGHAL, CO. CORK, AND HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. At four in the afternoon the Ardmore civic guards reported that a schooner, travelling west under sail, seemed to be on fire aft. A strong south-east wind was blowing,...
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To WILLIAM WATTS WILLIAMS, on his retirement, after serving for 19| years as coxswain of the St. David's life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement allowance.
To MATTHEW LETHBBIDGE,...
Category: Awards
(Right) Hrh Princess Michael of Kent Receives a Bouquet from Arabella Romilly at the Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball Last November It Is the First Time Prince and Princes
(Right) HRH Princess Michael of Kent receives a bouquet from Arabella Romilly at the Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball last November. It is the first time Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have attended the ball, which is held at the Dorchester... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lachinedoc, of Panama
OCTOBER 18TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
At 5.7 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that the naval authorities at Milford Haven had reported a four-masted steamer drifting towards the rocks. Her position was given...