Lizzie Porter is typical of the many pulling and sailing lifeboats which formed the bulk of the RNLI fleet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. George Cromarty, her coxswain at Holy Island, was twice awarded the RNLI Silver Medal.

Type 35ft SR (self-righting) Lifeboat Built 1909 Length 35ft Beam 8ft 6in Stationed at Holy Island, North Sunderland.

The story ol the various ways in which lifeboats are launched is complemented by the 1958-bui/t launching tractor alongside. M.