THIRTEEN new motor life-boats were named during 1952. Six were on the English coast, at Barrow-in-Furness, Clacton-on-Sea, Hoylake, Minehead, Padstow and Plymouth; four on the Scottish coast, at Aberdeen, Eyemouth, Gourdon and Whitehills; one on the Welsh coast at Aberystwyth; one on the Northern Ireland coast at Cloughey and one on the coast of Eire at Wex- ford. The naming ceremonies at Clacton-on-Sea, Plymouth, Padstow and Rosslare Harbour were reported in The Life-boat for September, 1952.

MINEHEAD The new boat was built out of legacies from Mr. Charles H. Bayley, of Manchester, and Mrs. Lily Hall, of Eastbourne, and out of gifts from Mr.

F. W. Heys, of Hove, and an anony- mous donor. She is a 35-feet 6-inches Liverpool type boat and is the fifth life-boat to be stationed at Minehead.

The naming ceremony took place on the 4th of June. The Chairman of the Minehead Urban District Council presided, and Captain G. R. Cousins, D.S.C., R.N., District Inspector of Life-boats, described the boat. Mr.

Arthur Capewell, Q.C.. J.P., on behalf of the donors presented her to the Institution, and Mr. G. F. Luttrell, J.P., president of the Minehead branch, accepted her on behalf of the branch.

In the absence of the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, who was unable to be present, the Venerable G. F. Hilder, Archdeacon of Taunton, dedicated the life-boat, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Mortimer, Vicar of Mine- head, and the Rev. W. H. Dunn, Superintendent Minister, Dunster and Minehead Circuit.

Mrs. G. F. Luttrell named the life- boat B.H.M.H. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Gerald Wills, M.P. for the Bridgwater division of Somerset. The life-boat was then launched.

BARROW-IN-FURNESS The new boat is a gift to the Institu- tion by Mr. Herbert Leigh, of Bolton.

She is a 46-feet 9-inches Watson cabin boat and is the eighth life-boat to be Ceremonies stationed at Barrow. The naming ceremony took place on the 7th of June. The Mayor of Barrow-in-Fur- ness, Alderman R. A. Brunskill, J.P., presided, and Commander L. F. L.

Hill, R.D., R.N.R., District Inspector of Life-boats, described the boat. Mr.

Herbert Leigh presented her to the Institution and Mr. Laurence C. H.

Cave, a member of the committee of management of the Institution, accepted her and handed her over to Barrow-in-Furness, on whose behalf she was received by Mr. F. P. Laurens, O.B.E., president of the branch.

The Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt. Rev.

Thomas Bloomer, D.D., dedicated the life-boat, assisted by the Rev. W. R.

Blatchford, Vicar of St. Johns, Barrow-in-Furness, and chaplain to the life-boat station, the Rev. Wesley J. Blakemore, representing the Presi- dent of the Free Church Council, and supported by the Rev. J. Coombs, the Mayor's Chaplain. The singing was led by the St. John's choir and Mrs.

J. Maltby Black's augmented choir.

Mrs. Helen R. Leigh-Bramwell named the life-boat Herbert Leigh. A vote of thanks was proposed by Lord Winster, K.C.M.G., P.C., a member of the committee of management of the Institution, and seconded by Mrs.

H. C. Vale, honorary secretary of the Barrow-in-Furness ladies' life-boat guild. The life-boat was then launched.

ABERYSTWYTH The cost of the life-boat was defray- ed by a gift from the "Aguila Wren" Memorial Fund, raised in memory of twenty-two members of the W.R.N.S.

who lost their lives when the S.S.

Aguila was sunk by enemy action in August, 1941, and by a legacy of the late Mr. J. Moorhouse, of St. Annes- on-Sea, Lanes. She is a 35-feet 6- inches Liverpool boat and is the eighth life-boat to be stationed at Aberyst- wyth. The naming ceremony took place on the 28th of June. Major E.

Davies-Thomas, T.D., High Sheriff of Cardiganshire, presided, and Comman- der L. F. L. Hill, R.D., R.N.R., District Inspector of Life-boats, described the boat. Dame Vera Laughton Mathews, D.B.E., late Direc- tor W.R.N.S., introduced Mr. Edward M. Benjamin, a trustee of the Aguila Wren Fund. Mr. Benjamin, the father of the late Chief Wren Cecilly M. B.

Benjamin, presented the life-boat to the Institution, and Captain Guy D.

Fanshawe, R.N., a vice-president of the Institution and a member of the committee of management, accepted her and handed her over to Aberyst- wyth, on whose behalf she was received by the Mayor of Aberystwyth, Coun- cillor J. L. Davies, chairman of the branch.

The Lord Bishop of St. Davids, the Rt. Rev. W. T. Havard, M.C., T.D., D.D., dedicated the life-boat, assisted by the Venerable Richard Ward, Archdeacon of Cardigan and Vicar of Abervstwyth, and the Rev. Stephen G. Griffiths, Minister of the Bath Street Presbyterian Church, Aberyst- wyth. The singing was led by the Aberystwyth girls' choir, accompanied by the Aberystwyth British Legion band.

Mrs. J. A. Miller, mother of the late 3rd Officer Kathleen Miller, W.R.N.S., named the life-boat Aguila Wren. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr.

W. Ellis, a member of the Aberyst- wyth branch committee, and seconded by Mrs. M. M. Pryce of the Aberyst- wvth ladies' life-boat guild. The life-boat was then launched.

HOYLAKE The life-boat has been built out of the Institution's funds, and her name has been chosen in recognition of Oldham's generosity in having given the Institution three life-boats. She is a 35-feet 6-inches Liverpool type boat and is the fifth permanent boat to be stationed at Hoylake since the station was taken over by the Institu- tion. The naming ceremony took place on the 12th of July. The Chairman of the Hoylake Urban Dis- trict Council, Mrs. D. M. C. Higgin- botham, J.P., presided, and Com- mander L. F. L. Hill, R.D., R.N.R., District Inspector of Life-boats, described the boat. The Deputy Mayor of Oldham, Alderman Frank Kenyon, J.P., presented her to the Institution, and Commander the Lord Sempill. R.X.V.R., a member of the committee of management of the Institution, accepted her and handed her over to Hoylake, on whose behalf she was received by Mr. Arnet Robin- son, a member of the committee of management and chairman of the Hoylake branch.

The Bishop of Stockport, the Rt.

Rev. D. H. Saunders-Davies, dedicated the life-boat, assisted by the Rev.

Canon J. D. Devereux, Vicar of Hoy- lake and chaplain to the Hoylake life-boat station, and the Rev. L. R.

Ellis, representing the Free Churches of Hoylake and district.

The Countess of Derby named the life-boat Oldham IV. 'A vote of thanks was proposed by the Rt. Hon.

Selwyn Lloyd, C.B.E., T.D., Q.C., M.P., and seconded by Mrs. E. Craw- ford, president of the Hoylake ladies' life-boat guild. The life-boat was then launched.

EYEMOUTH The new boat was built from a legacy of the late Misses Clara and Emily Barwell. She is a 35-feet 6-inches Liverpool type boat, and is the sixth life-boat to be stationed at Eyemouth.

The naming ceremony took place on the 5th of August. The'Rt. Hon. the Earl of Haddington, K.T., M.C., T.D., Lord Lieutenant of the County of Berwick, presided, and Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., District Inspector of Life-boats, des- cribed the boat. Mr. C. D. Barwell, nephew of the donors, presented the life-boat to the Institution, and the Hon. Sir Archibald Cochrane,G.C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N., a vice-president of the Institution, a vice-chairman of the Scottish life-boat council and chairman of the executive committee of the council, accepted her and handed her over to the Eyemouth branch, on whose behalf she was received by Sir Christopher Furness, Bart., chairman of the branch.

The Rev. D. M. Walker, Minister of the Auld Kirk, Eyemouth, dedicated the life-boat. Music was played by the Eyemouth High School pipe band.

Miss I. S. Barwell, niece of the donors, then named the life-boat Clara and Emily Barn'ell. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. J. S. Collin, J.P., Provost of Eyemouth. The life-boat was then launched.

CLOUGHEY The life-boat was built out of a legacy provided by the late Miss Con- stance Calverley, of Huddersfield. She is a 35-feet 6-inches Liverpool type boat and is the sixth boat to be stationed at Cloughey. The naming ceremony took place on the 21st of August. Lady Nugent, deputising for Sir Rowland Nugent, president of the branch, who was indisposed, presided, and Lieut.- Commander W. L. G. Button, R.D., R.N.R., District Inspector of Life- boats, described the boat. Mr. J. M.

Calverley, nephew of the donor, pre- sented the boat to the Institution, and Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham Quin, R.N., a member of the com- mittee of management of the Institu- tion, accepted her and handed her over to Cloughey,, on whose behalf she was received by the Rev. G. K. G.

Donaghy, chairman of the branch.

The Rt. Rev. J. K. L. McKean, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, dedicated the boat, assisted by the Rev. G. K. G. Donaghy and the Rev.

R. J. A. Savage. The Countess Gran- ville, D.C.V.O., then named the life- boat Constance Calverley.

A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. David Thompson, J.P., honorary secretary of the Cloughey branch, and seconded by Lt.-Col. G. W. Ross, Irish District Organising Secretary. The life-boat was then launched.

WHITEHILLS The boat is a gift to the Institution from the Civil Service life-boat fund.

She is a 41-feet Watson type boat and is the ninth life-boat to be stationed at Whitehills. The naming ceremony took place on the 23rd of August.

Mr. J. C. Rankine, J.P., chairman of the Banff, Macduff, Whitehills and Gardenstown branch presided, and Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., District Inspector of Life- boats, described the boat. Sir David Milne, K.C.B., Permanent Under- secretary of State for Scotland and a vice-patron of the Civil Service life- boat fund, presented the life-boat to the Institution, and the Rt. Hon.

Lord Saltoun, M.C., a vice-president of the Institution, a member of the committee of management of the Institution and a vice-chairman of the Scottish life-boat council, received her and handed her over to Whitehills, on whose behalf she was accepted by Mr. Rankine.

The Rev. William Arnott Mitchell, Minister of Boyndie parish church, dedicated the life-boat, and the singing was lead by the Whitehills choir, con- ducted by Mrs. George Watson. Music was also played by the Turriff brass band and the Banff pipe band. Lady Milne named the life-boat St. Andrew, Civil Service No. 10, and a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. William S. Duthie, O.B.E., the Member of Parliament for Banff. The life-boat was then launched.

ABERDEEN The boat was built out of a legacy from the late Mrs. E. A. Briggs, of Birkdale, Southport. She is a 52-feet Barnett Stromness type and is the eighth life-boat to be stationed at Aberdeen since the station was taken over by the Institution. The naming ceremony took place on the 24th of September. The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, the Rev. Professor John M.

Graham, chairman of the branch, presided, and Lieut. E. D. Stogdon, R.N.V.R., District Inspector of Life- boats, described the boat. Mr. W. N. F.

Burrows presented the boat to the Institution, and Captain the Hon. Sir Archibald Cochrane, G.C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N., a vice-president of the Institu- tion and chairman of the executive committee of the Scottish life-boat- council, received her and handed her over to Aberdeen, on whose behalf she was accepted by Lord Provost Graham.

The Rev. Anderson Nicol, Minister of the West Church of St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, dedicated the life-boat, and the singing was lead by members of the Hall Russell choir. The Lady Provost, Mrs. John M. Graham, named her the Hilton Briggs and a vote of thanks was proposed by Councillor J. A. Mackie, O.B.E. The life-boat was then launched.

GOURDON The cost of the boat was defrayed by the amalgamation of legacies from Miss Edith Clauson-Thue, of Bourne- mouth, Miss Victoria Anderson, of Edinburgh, and Sir Robert Lockhart, of Kirkcaldy. She is a 35-feet 6-inches Liverpool type boat and is the sixth life-boat to be stationed at Gourdon.

The naming ceremony took place on the 4th of October. The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Arbuthnott, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kincardine and chair- man of the Gourdon branch, presided, and Lieut. E. D. Stogdon, R.N.V.R., District Inspector of Life-boats, des- cribed the boat. Captain the Hon.

Sir Archibald Cochrane, G.C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N., a vice-president of the Institution and chairman of the execu- tive committee of the Scottish life- boat council, thanked the donors on behalf of the Institution and handed the life-boat over to Gourdon, on whose behalf she was accepted by Mr.

J. B. Harvie, honorary secretary of the branch. A certificate of service was presented to the assistant mechanic, John Douglas.

The Rev. W. K. Gibb, Minister of the parish church, Kinneff, dedicated the life-boat, and music was played by the Brechin city band. The Rt. Hon.

the Viscountess Arbuthnott, president of Inverbervie and district ladies' life-boat guild, named the life-boat Edith Clauson-Thue, and a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. David C.

Lyall. The life-boat was then launched..