Coxswain H. T. 'Shrimp' Danes presents the Lifeboat Cup to the captain of Gimmingham, the winning team in Cromer's 1975 football final.. - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 5TH - 6TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 9.28 at night the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that the naval authorities requested the services of the life-boat for a vessel reported sinking. A south-east wind was blowing,...
DECEMBER 10TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET, AND BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.
About ten at night the coastguard reported to the Swanage life-boat station that a steamer was ashore off Egmont Point, west of St. Albans Head. The motor life...
Overall length 33ft Oin Waterline length 27ft 6in Maximum beam 12ft Oin Loaded draught Aft 3in Displacement 8'/2 tons Engines Twin Caterpillar 3208 naturally aspirated marine diesels with twin disc MG506 2:1 reduction gearboxes Power 203...
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H.R.H. the Prince of Wales Present.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, was present at the Plaza Theatre, on 29th November, at a gala performance, in aid of the life- boat service, at which the...
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Tenby's Tyne class lifeboat RFA Sir Galahad, pictured with her Royal Fleet Auxiliary namesake Sir Galahad. The lifeboat is named to commemorate the RFA ship lost during the Falklands conflict (Photo Gareth Davies). - View image in PDF
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Gang Warily ashore after the weather had moderated. Coxswain Race took the Tyne class lifeboat Owen and Ann Aisher (inset) into the surf among the rocks to snatch the skipper from his wheel house.
(Main Photo - Ron Sotheran... - View image in PDF
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From a drawing by Mr. S. W. Clatmorthy, presented to the Institution by the artist, and reproduced by permission of The Graphic.
THE BARNETT (TWIN-SCREW) MOTOR LIFE-BOAT.
60 feet by 15 feet. Fitted...
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AT 3.40 on the afternoon of 17th November, 1962 the honorary secre- tary of the Clovelly life-boat station, Mr. J. C. Hilton, learnt from the coast- guard that a tug was firing red flares three miles north-west of Hartland Point. Five...
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The late Coxswain Theodor T. L. Neilson of Wells received the thanks of the R.N.L.I, inscribed on vellum for searching for a crashed Lancaster bomber off the Norfolk coast on 14th July, 1942, and (below) a reproduction of the painting by L.... - View image in PDF
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