Lifeboat Collection (page 9)

Wrecked and Saved (chromolitho)
3643598 Wrecked and Saved (chromolitho) by Morlon, Antony Paul Emile (fl.1868-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrecked and Saved)

Naval Engagement between the Kearsage and the Alabama, 1864 (colour lithograph)
3239902 Naval Engagement between the Kearsage and the Alabama, 1864 (colour lithograph) by Lebreton, Louis (1818-66); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wreck of the Iron Cloud, 1881 (w / c on paper)
712249 The Wreck of the Iron Cloud, 1881 (w/c on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Lifeboat Service, 1890s (colour litho)
1147311 The Lifeboat Service, 1890s (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, c. 1825 (colour litho)
1147299 Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, c.1825 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The trade ship was bound for the Bay of Biscay when it sank in 1825)

The loss of the ironclad USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras
PNP253686 The loss of the ironclad USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras, 30th December 1862 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lusitania, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359610 Lusitania, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: RMS Lusitania, Liverpool)

Exhibit of life boats by the Welin Quadrant Davit Co. and Lane & De Groot Co
MNY380922 Exhibit of life boats by the Welin Quadrant Davit Co. and Lane & De Groot Co. at the Museum of Safety Appliances of the American Institute of Social Service, New York

The Women, 1861 (oil on canvas)
491570 The Women, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Charlton, John (1849-1917); 244.3x152.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Wreck off Scarborough, 1863 (oil on canvas)
TW426584 Wreck off Scarborough, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Swift, John Warkup (1815-69); 78.7x122 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British

Boats from the Arethusa rescuing men from the sinking Blucher, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359862 Boats from the Arethusa rescuing men from the sinking Blucher, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Arethusa)

Binding Sail After a Gale, 1881 (oil on canvas)
VFS109708 Binding Sail After a Gale, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Emslie, Alfred Edward (1848-1897); 67.3x101 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The end of a ship of valiant, the German cruiser Emden destroyed by the Australian cruiser Sydney (colour litho)
2815701 The end of a ship of valiant, the German cruiser Emden destroyed by the Australian cruiser Sydney (colour litho) by Beltrame

Italian sailors (colour litho)
2808694 Italian sailors (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian sailors. After fighting leoninally on the Sterope ship against a German submarine)

Four Spanish castaways lost at sea, and, after long suffering, escorted and saved... (colour litho)
2815003 Four Spanish castaways lost at sea, and, after long suffering, escorted and saved... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launching the Lifeboat (engraving)
5224528 Launching the Lifeboat (engraving) by Hemy, Thomas Marie Madawaska (1852-1937) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching the Lifeboat)

Joseph Fourquet, a pilot from Biarritz known as Carcabueno, rescuing people from a boat that capsized in a storm
6000571 Joseph Fourquet, a pilot from Biarritz known as Carcabueno, rescuing people from a boat that capsized in a storm (engraving) by French School

Cruise Ship, 1882 (oil on canvas)
CH96165 Cruise Ship, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Wright, George (fl.1881-92); 61.2x84.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

A gift for the lifeboat (engraving)
6009722 A gift for the lifeboat (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gift for the lifeboat)

Morning After a Storm, 1844 (board)
BON64094 Morning After a Storm, 1844 (board) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Edystone Lighthouse engraved by Henry Roberts (fl. 1762), 1762 (engraving)
STC149896 Edystone Lighthouse engraved by Henry Roberts (fl.1762), 1762 (engraving) by Winstanley, Henry (1644-1703) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Edystone Lighthouse engraved by Edward Rooker (c. 1712-74), 1763 (engraving)
STC149897 Edystone Lighthouse engraved by Edward Rooker (c.1712-74), 1763 (engraving) by Winstanley, Henry (1644-1703) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

How Norah the bulldog was saved from the sinking battleship (colour litho)
3620739 How Norah the bulldog was saved from the sinking battleship (colour litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

A terrible night (colour litho)
2778358 A terrible night (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A terrible night)

The great dangers of naval war, sailors working to remove mines from the Dardanelles... (colour litho)
2815739 The great dangers of naval war, sailors working to remove mines from the Dardanelles... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Agony of four castaways on the keel of a storm-slammed boat on Lake Geneva (colour litho)
2815355 Agony of four castaways on the keel of a storm-slammed boat on Lake Geneva (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sailors of a shipwrecked English steamer, rescued after a terrible agony of forty hours... (colour litho)
2815255 Sailors of a shipwrecked English steamer, rescued after a terrible agony of forty hours... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The dramas of the sea, crew of an Italian steamer shipwrecked in the Gulf of Viscaya... (colour litho)
2815170 The dramas of the sea, crew of an Italian steamer shipwrecked in the Gulf of Viscaya... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dramas of the sea)

The Men who Guard Our Coasts (colour litho)
2814639 The Men who Guard Our Coasts (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Men who Guard Our Coasts)

The Dramas Of The Sea, The Clash Of Two Steamers At Marseille And The Sinking Of Liban (Colour Litho)
2798675 The Dramas Of The Sea, The Clash Of Two Steamers At Marseille And The Sinking Of Liban (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dramas Of The Sea)

Dramatic Rescue Of Four Castaways In The Gulf Of Naples (colour litho)
2798643 Dramatic Rescue Of Four Castaways In The Gulf Of Naples (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Taking out the boat (b / w photo)
3106169 Taking out the boat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taking out the boat)

Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus going off to a stranded vessel making signal (blue lights
SC4046 Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus going off to a stranded vessel making signal (blue lights) of distress, c.1831 (oil on canvas) by Turner

Rescue Near Souter Point, 1896 (oil on canvas)
TW427975 Rescue Near Souter Point, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Cleet, James Henry (1840-1913); 51.5x77.4 cm; South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, South Shields

The Sailors Daydreams, 1900 (colour litho)
473351 The Sailors Daydreams, 1900 (colour litho) by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sailor sitting on the deck of his ship)

The Poland Burning at Sea in May 1840, 1860 (w / c on paper)
PEM216837 The Poland Burning at Sea in May 1840, 1860 (w/c on paper) by Roux, Francois Geoffroy (1811-82); 52.7x69.8 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

The New Lifeboat and Electric Tramway at Blackpool (engraving)
1041156 The New Lifeboat and Electric Tramway at Blackpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Lifeboat and Electric Tramway at Blackpool)

Wouldhave Monument, South Shields (colour photo)
3096678 Wouldhave Monument, South Shields (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wouldhave Monument, South Shields)

Loss of the Kent East Indiaman (colour litho)
668722 Loss of the Kent East Indiaman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loss of the East Indiaman Kent. Kronheim print.); © Look and Learn

Letting down a boat from the platform at Holyhead, from
STC138780 Letting down a boat from the platform at Holyhead, from A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 published 1829 (coloured engraving) by Daniell

The Loss of the Ajax, Off Cape Janissary (oil on canvas)
CH139938 The Loss of the Ajax, Off Cape Janissary (oil on canvas) by Bolanachi, Konstantinos or Constantin (1837-1907); 61x112 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek, out of copyright

The Battle of La Hogue, May 1692, from The Military Science series
MAE181729 The Battle of La Hogue, May 1692, from The Military Science series, Workshop of Judocus de Vos, c.1715-24 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (18th century); Neues Schloss Schleissheim, Bavaria

Launching a lifeboat (colour litho)
5207666 Launching a lifeboat (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching a lifeboat)

Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh, The Lifeboat (b / w photo)
5204873 Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh, The Lifeboat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aldeburgh, The Lifeboat)

The Pilots Daughter Jane, song by J E Carpenter and Franz Abt, Victorian sheet music cover (litho)
6032238 The Pilots Daughter Jane, song by J E Carpenter and Franz Abt, Victorian sheet music cover (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pilots Daughter Jane)

Hauling up the Lifeboat, Holy Island, c. 1910-20 (oil on canvas)
1213296 Hauling up the Lifeboat, Holy Island, c.1910-20 (oil on canvas) by Gilroy, John William (1868-1944); 91.2x60.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Life Boat (pencil on paper)
1214593 Life Boat (pencil on paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); 13.4 x10.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

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"Lifeboat: A Lifeline in the Vast Ocean" In the early 20th century, as the majestic SS Asturias sailed across the vast ocean, a sense of security prevailed knowing that the former Longhope lifeboat T. G. B ON962 stood ready to rescue those in need. Leaving Littlehampton with unwavering determination, it symbolized hope and courage. The RNLI lifeboat Arab II at Harlyn Bay, Cornwall in 1908 showcased the dedication of brave souls who risked their lives to save others. Similarly, Arab I at Padstow's quay between 1883-1900 embodied resilience and selflessness amidst treacherous waters. Crewmen like Ken Bean and Ieuan Bateman from Fishguard and Goodwick Lifeboat exemplified heroism as they fearlessly faced turbulent waves. The crew of Barry lifeboat Arthur and Blanche Harris Frederick Batten and Eric Fry demonstrated unity and camaraderie during perilous missions. Coverack's new lifeboat in 1954 brought a renewed sense of safety to its community while RMS Olympic served as a luxurious cruise ship for White Star Line before being repurposed during WW1—a testament to adaptability even amid chaos. A poignant image captures Captain Smith—the last known photo taken—of RMS Titanic before tragedy struck. It serves as a reminder that even great vessels can falter but also highlights how crucial they are when disaster strikes. The haunting Skopelos Sky shipwreck off Port Isaac on December 15th, 1979 stands as a stark reminder of nature's power over man-made structures—an event where lifeboats played an essential role in saving lives amidst turmoil. Sometimes referred to as "Tight Squeeze, " these remarkable boats navigate narrow passages with precision—showcasing not only their maneuverability but also their ability to reach those stranded or injured in inaccessible areas.