THE naming ceremony of a motor life-boat at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, took place on 25th June. The life-boat is a gift from Lady Harrison in memory of her late husband, Sir Heath Harrison, Bt., the shipowner, of Cheshire and Hampshire, who died in 1934, and after whom the life-boat is named.

The motor life-boat which was stationed at Ramsey, Isle of Man, in 1931, was a gift from Sir Heath Harrison, Bt., and is named Lady Harrison. She is the second life-boat which he gave to the Institution, named after his wife.

The first was built in 1888 and was stationed at Campbeltown, Ar- gyllshire.

The new Port St. Mary life-boat is of the same type as the Ramsey boat, a self-righting life-boat, 35 feet 6 inches by 9 feet 3 inches, and on service, with crew and gear on board, she weighs 6| tons. She is divided into six water-tight compartments, and is fitted with 115 air-cases. If a sea breaks on board she can free herself in twelve seconds, and if she were capsized, even with a hole in her bottom, she could right herself in four seconds. She has one screw, driven by a 35-h.p. engine in a water- tight engine-room. The engine itself is water-tight, so that it could continue running even if the engine-room were flooded. Her speed is 7£ knots, and she carries enough petrol to be able to travel 100 miles at full speed with- out refuelling. She carries a crew of seven, and can take thirty people on board in rough weather. She has cost £3,500 and replaced a pulling and sailing life-boat.

The Port St. Mary station was established in 1896. Its life-boats have been launched on service 27 times and have rescued 59 lives.

The naming ceremony took place in the presence of a large crowd of people.

Mr. F. W. Lawson, J.P., president of the branch, was in the chair. Com- mander G. R. Cousins, D.S.C., R.N., the district inspector of life-boats, presented her to the branch on behalf of Lady Harrison, who was unable to be present, and of the Institution.

She was received on behalf of the branch by Mr. Lawson and Colonel, H. W. Madoc, C.B.E., M.V.O., Chief Constable of the Island and the honorary secretary of the Douglas branch, welcomed her to the Isle of Man in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Montague Butler, K.C.S.I., who was prevented at the last moment from being present by a family bereavement. The Right Rev.

the Bishop of Sodor and Man (Dr.

William Stanton Jones, D.D.) con- ducted the service of dedication, assisted by the Rev. J. Duffleld, vicar of Rushen, and the Rev. J.

Doran, vicar of Port St. Mary.

Mrs. Madoc, in the absence of Lady Butler, then named the life-boat Sir Heath Harrison.

A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. J. J. Qualtrough, J.P., chairman of the branch, and seconded by Mrs.

W. A. Kelly, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. The life-boat was then launched..