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Longship and Life-Boat

This copy of a Viking ship, the Hugin, came from Denmark to Broadstairs at the beginning of the summer to commemorate the landing of Hengist and Horsa. She was taken over by the Daily Mail, and on her visits to other towns made collections to be divided between the Life-boat Service and the Danish Seamen's Society. Here she is at Torquay where she collected £130. The 51-feet life-boat George Shee is lying off her bows..

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