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Background imageShipping Collection: The Lifeboat Guy and Claire Hunter. 46. 90 feet (14. 30 m)

The Lifeboat Guy and Claire Hunter. 46. 90 feet (14. 30 m)
The Lifeboat Guy and Claire Hunter. 46.90 feet (14.30 m). Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Built in 1954 by J Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Background imageShipping Collection: Cullercoats inshore D 229 Dinghy lifeboat. Tyne and Wear

Cullercoats inshore D 229 Dinghy lifeboat. Tyne and Wear. ***note to editor*** the name Eric Burns, appears on the caption. It is possible that one of the lifeboatmen pictured here is Eric Burns

Background imageShipping Collection: The Sunday Sun inshore lifeboat is launched at Craster, Northumberland

The Sunday Sun inshore lifeboat is launched at Craster, Northumberland. The 40 h.p boat can travel up to 20 knots and carries a crew of two. Total load in fine weather is about six people

Background imageShipping Collection: The Cullercoats lifeboat Sir James Knott is hauled back to shore after its

The Cullercoats lifeboat Sir James Knott is hauled back to shore after its final voyage. The boat leaved tomorrow for a 300 mile trip to Essex

Background imageShipping Collection: A Blyth Inshore D Class lifeboat (serial number D 210) heads towards the Blyth shore

A Blyth Inshore D Class lifeboat (serial number D 210) heads towards the Blyth shore. Northumberland Picture taken 21st June 1981

Background imageShipping Collection: The lifeboat Sir James Knott returns to Cullercoats from North Shields after

The lifeboat Sir James Knott returns to Cullercoats from North Shields after attending the ship Queensgate which ran aground at Tynemouth. Picture taken 14th February 1964

Background imageShipping Collection: RNLI Lifeboat George and Olive Turner in Tynemouth. Pictured on her original

RNLI Lifeboat George and Olive Turner in Tynemouth. Pictured on her original launch day. Boat number 52-13 Picture taken 30th June 1980

Background imageShipping Collection: The new Liverpool Class Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley is towed out of the shallows by

The new Liverpool Class Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley is towed out of the shallows by the Lifeboat Station tractor after its arrival by sea. 3rd August 1950

Background imageShipping Collection: The Seaton Sluice inshore rescue boat shortly after being launched. 8th June 1974

The Seaton Sluice inshore rescue boat shortly after being launched. 8th June 1974

Background imageShipping Collection: A new lifeboat, the W. Ross MacArthur of Glasgow, destined for St Abbs Head Lifeboat

A new lifeboat, the W. Ross MacArthur of Glasgow, destined for St Abbs Head Lifeboat Station in Berwickshire, Scotland, is delivered overland by road from Southampton to Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Background imageShipping Collection: The newly repaired Liverpool Class Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley is hauled on to its

The newly repaired Liverpool Class Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley is hauled on to its cradle by a tractor as children and residents of the village crowd around to greet her arrival back

Background imageShipping Collection: The naming ceremony for the new Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley at Newbiggin

The naming ceremony for the new Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley at Newbiggin on the Northumberland coast. A general view of the ceremony in progress, watched by a large crowd. 30th June 1951

Background imageShipping Collection: The Cullercoats lifeboat Sir James Knott. SIR JAMES KNOTT was

The Cullercoats lifeboat Sir James Knott. SIR JAMES KNOTT was built as an Oakley twin screw motor lifeboat by Groves and Gutteridge of Cowes Isle of Wight in 1963

Background imageShipping Collection: The Cullercoat lifeboat is launched. The Sir James Knott

The Cullercoat lifeboat is launched. The Sir James Knott. SIR JAMES KNOTT was built as an Oakley twin screw motor lifeboat by Groves and Gutteridge of Cowes Isle of Wight in 1963

Background imageShipping Collection: The Cullercoats lifeboat returns to the Tyne after a call out

The Cullercoats lifeboat returns to the Tyne after a call out. Picture taken 13th November 1959

Background imageShipping Collection: The Berwick lifeboat. which covers the waters of Berwick Upon Tweed

The Berwick lifeboat. which covers the waters of Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland and East Lothian. It is reported that the boat is to be axed. Picture taken circa 1st January 1976

Background imageShipping Collection: The new Oakley class lifeboat Mary Joicey is launched only two hours after being

The new Oakley class lifeboat Mary Joicey is launched only two hours after being delivered at Newbiggin from the builders yard in Fife, Scotland

Background imageShipping Collection: A new lifeboat pulls clear of the water after the test at Tyne Dock, South Shields

A new lifeboat pulls clear of the water after the test at Tyne Dock, South Shields. It was flipped upside down to see if it could make the grade when it encounters rough seas

Background imageShipping Collection: The Redcar lifeboat Zetland, the oldest surviving lifeboat in the world built by Henry

The Redcar lifeboat Zetland, the oldest surviving lifeboat in the world built by Henry Greathead of South Shields in 1800, currently preserved at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum in Redcar

Background imageShipping Collection: The Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley being towed back into the Lifeboat House after

The Newbiggin lifeboat Richard Ashley being towed back into the Lifeboat House after being slightly damaged while being launched to go to the assistance of the trawler Green Pastures which ran into

Background imageShipping Collection: Coxswain John Hogg guides the George and Olive Turner Arun-class lifeboat into North

Coxswain John Hogg guides the George and Olive Turner Arun-class lifeboat into North Shields where it will go on station. boat number 52-13 Picture taken 29th December 1984

Background imageShipping Collection: Hoylake lifeboat displayed on Hoylake beach on the Wirral, Merseyside

Hoylake lifeboat displayed on Hoylake beach on the Wirral, Merseyside, for the RNLI Open Day. 26th August 1991

Background imageShipping Collection: The prototype of an experimental rescue craft with which the RNLI will be carrying out

The prototype of an experimental rescue craft with which the RNLI will be carrying out trials during the next few months has been built by Messrs Souter & Sons Cowes Ltd

Background imageShipping Collection: Coxswain of the Moelfre Bay Lifeboat Station in Anglesey

Coxswain of the Moelfre Bay Lifeboat Station in Anglesey, NorthWales for the last 15 years William Roberts at the helm of the new Tyne class lifeboat Robert

Background imageShipping Collection: The RNLIs new prototype life-boat was demonstrated today at Littlehampton

The RNLIs new prototype life-boat was demonstrated today at Littlehampton, helmed by coxswain Roy Harding. 19th April 1971

Background imageShipping Collection: The new Dover lifeboat Sir William Hillary

The new Dover lifeboat Sir William Hillary pictured at full speed during trials in the English Channel, shortly before being christened by the Prince of Wales. 8th July 1930

Background imageShipping Collection: The motor lifeboat Edmund and Mary Robinson, the new £6

The motor lifeboat Edmund and Mary Robinson, the new £6
The motor lifeboat Edmund and Mary Robinson, the new £ 6, 000 motor lifeboat presented to New Brighton Lifeboat Station by Mrs Mary Robinson

Background imageShipping Collection: The Oakley class All weather Rhyl lifeboat Har Lil on patrol in the waters around North

The Oakley class All weather Rhyl lifeboat Har Lil on patrol in the waters around North Wales and Liverpool. 13th December 1975

Background imageShipping Collection: The Rhyl Lifeboat Caroline Richardson being launched in the presence of thousands of

The Rhyl Lifeboat Caroline Richardson being launched in the presence of thousands of visitors. It is believed to be the only bottomless Lifeboat in the Kingdom

Background imageShipping Collection: A billowing inferno of flame and smoke swirls 250ft into the sky from a man made lake of

A billowing inferno of flame and smoke swirls 250ft into the sky from a man made lake of 6, 000 gallons of fuel oil. Moving slowly through the blaze is a specially fire-proofed lifeboat steered by

Background imageShipping Collection: A new rescue craft was tested at Littlehampton, Sussex, Wednesday 17th April, 1963

A new rescue craft was tested at Littlehampton, Sussex, Wednesday 17th April, 1963. It 13 the R.F.D. " Zodiac" - a high speed inflatable all weather craft powered by an outboard engine

Background imageShipping Collection: Lieutenant Commander G. R. Cousins of the Royal Navy (in front of boat)

Lieutenant Commander G. R. Cousins of the Royal Navy (in front of boat), today inspected the Rhyl lifeboat. This boat is the only one of its kind in the world and is un-capsizable

Background imageShipping Collection: Two early reminders of RhylOs proud life-saving tradition have been found after

Two early reminders of RhylOs proud life-saving tradition have been found after spending decades hidden under a carpet. The two metal signs, with the words RNLI Lifeboat Station

Background imageShipping Collection: A lifeboat which the inventor claims to be un-capsizable

A lifeboat which the inventor claims to be un-capsizable and which if capsized will still be a boat because the bottom is hollowed out with seats and can be floated on the water

Background imageShipping Collection: The new Hoylake lifeboat Oldham IV arrives at Hoylake Lifeboat Station after the 500 mile

The new Hoylake lifeboat Oldham IV arrives at Hoylake Lifeboat Station after the 500 mile trip from Cowes on the Isle of Wight

Background imageShipping Collection: RNLB Thomas and Annie Wade Richards, the Llandudno lifeboat. 8th June 1935

RNLB Thomas and Annie Wade Richards, the Llandudno lifeboat. 8th June 1935

Background imageShipping Collection: The crew of the RNLB Oldham wheel the lifeboat down the beach at Hoylake Lifeboat Station

The crew of the RNLB Oldham wheel the lifeboat down the beach at Hoylake Lifeboat Station on the Wirral, Merseyside. 9th October 1931

Background imageShipping Collection: The RNLB lifeboat Oldham IV on the slipway at Hoylake Lifeboat Station

The RNLB lifeboat Oldham IV on the slipway at Hoylake Lifeboat Station. 26th June 1967

Background imageShipping Collection: Wing Commander Sir Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart, the distinguished Battle of Britain Pilot

Wing Commander Sir Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart, the distinguished Battle of Britain Pilot born in Liverpool, meets the Hoylake lifeboat crew in his role as Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside at the Hoylake

Background imageShipping Collection: Coxswain John Bird after the 500 mile trip from Cowes on the Isle of Wight

Coxswain John Bird after the 500 mile trip from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, seen here directing the new Hoylake lifeboat Oldham IV onto a carriage, 1952

Background imageShipping Collection: The Hoylake reserve lifeboat Maria Stephenson returning after tests on the new

The Hoylake reserve lifeboat Maria Stephenson returning after tests on the new Caterpillar Tractor. 11th July 1928

Background imageShipping Collection: Eight year old Paul Adams on the shoulders of his uncle Reg Birtall at the Hoylake

Eight year old Paul Adams on the shoulders of his uncle Reg Birtall at the Hoylake lifeboat station. 23rd August 1982

Background imageShipping Collection: Hoylake lifeboat, which went aground shortly after being launched to go to the aid of a

Hoylake lifeboat, which went aground shortly after being launched to go to the aid of a vessel on fire in the entrance to the Mersey, is here seen being drawn back on to its trailer by a tractor

Background imageShipping Collection: The Mersey Class RNLB lifeboat 'Lady Of Hilbre'

The Mersey Class RNLB lifeboat "Lady Of Hilbre"
The Mersey Class RNLB lifeboat " Lady Of Hilbre" at Hoylake Lifeboat Station on the Wirral, Merseyside. 30th August 1992

Background imageShipping Collection: The new lifeboat Lil Cunningham is launched at Rhyl Lifeboat Station

The new lifeboat Lil Cunningham is launched at Rhyl Lifeboat Station in North Wales. 30th September 1992

Background imageShipping Collection: The new Seaham Harbour lifeboat Howard D prepares to sail out of her harbour on her

The new Seaham Harbour lifeboat Howard D prepares to sail out of her harbour on her practice trip with replacement crew after the loss of the last boat and crew in the recent gales 28th November 1962

Background imageShipping Collection: A lifeboat at Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station. 14th September 1933

A lifeboat at Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station. 14th September 1933

Background imageShipping Collection: New Seaham lifeboat crew left to right: Captain R. Muir, Captain R. Mallan, Second Cox. M

New Seaham lifeboat crew left to right: Captain R. Muir, Captain R. Mallan, Second Cox. M. Green, Spare Hand, J. Finlay Second Bowman, Captain R. Hudson, E. Brown, Bowman, A



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