Lifeboats Collection (page 7)

Life-Boat House (engraving)
3654632 Life-Boat House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life-Boat House. Illustration for The Peoples Magazine (January to June 1872)

Cork Lift-Belt (engraving)
3654631 Cork Lift-Belt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cork Lift-Belt. Illustration for The Peoples Magazine (January to June 1872)

Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho)
2815636 Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A very modern life)

A great battleship in the storm, a coup d mare that rips and scatters the lifeboats... (colour litho)
2815598 A great battleship in the storm, a coup d mare that rips and scatters the lifeboats... (colour litho) by Beltrame

During the speed race of the motorboats between Anzio and Fiumicino, the Aeolus, with on board... (colour litho)
2815462 During the speed race of the motorboats between Anzio and Fiumicino, the Aeolus, with on board... (colour litho) by Beltrame

An Italian steam violently hit and sunk by a Belgian steam loaded with coal near Cartagena (colour litho)
2815069 An Italian steam violently hit and sunk by a Belgian steam loaded with coal near Cartagena (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Rhyl Life-Boat saving the Crew of the Brigantine wrecked off Pansern, Abergele (engraving)
2772566 The Rhyl Life-Boat saving the Crew of the Brigantine wrecked off Pansern, Abergele (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the freezing night, a tremendous collision off New Jersey caused a major... (colour litho)
2778329 On the freezing night, a tremendous collision off New Jersey caused a major... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Four Romanian students, who had proposed to go on a small boat from Constanza... (colour litho)
2778086 Four Romanian students, who had proposed to go on a small boat from Constanza... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Four Romanian students)

The work of the underwater pirate (colour litho)
3622171 The work of the underwater pirate (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The work of the underwater pirate)

William Wouldhave, inventor of the Lifeboat (engraving)
3628665 William Wouldhave, inventor of the Lifeboat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Wouldhave, inventor of the Lifeboat)

The dramas of the sea, the shipwreck of the Tamise steam by the French company Messageries Maritimes (colour litho)
2798824 The dramas of the sea, the shipwreck of the Tamise steam by the French company Messageries Maritimes (colour litho) by Beltrame

Lissas Avengers (colour litho)
2808701 Lissas Avengers (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lissas avengers. From their fragile ship)

Tragedies on the Sea (Colour Litho)
2783956 Tragedies on the Sea (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tragedies on the sea)

The Flying Dinghy (Colour Litho)
2783468 The Flying Dinghy (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The flying dinghy)

The Liverpool Tubular Life-Boat Rescue, recently launched (engraving)
1588144 The Liverpool Tubular Life-Boat Rescue, recently launched (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Liverpool Tubular Life-Boat Rescue, recently launched)

The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution (engraving)
1588084 The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution)

The Wreck of the North German Lloyd Steamer Eider, off Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight (engraving)
1614636 The Wreck of the North German Lloyd Steamer Eider, off Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight (engraving) by English School

The Launch of the Ipswich Life-Boat (engraving)
1620399 The Launch of the Ipswich Life-Boat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Launch of the Ipswich Life-Boat)

The Southwold Life-Boat making for the Rescue of a Ships Crew on the Outer Shoal (engraving)
1620159 The Southwold Life-Boat making for the Rescue of a Ships Crew on the Outer Shoal (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Upsetting of the Gorleston Salvage Life-Boat at Yarmouth (engraving)
1620726 Upsetting of the Gorleston Salvage Life-Boat at Yarmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Incident during the Search for HMS Atalanta (engraving)
1613996 An Incident during the Search for HMS Atalanta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Incident during the Search for HMS Atalanta)

Lifeboat crew in action at sea, English coast
Lifeboat crew in action at sea on the English coast. Date: 1922

Ships lifeboat and airmens dinghy, WW2
A ships lifeboat and an airmens dinghy during the Second World War. Both were supplied with Bovril products, including tins of Pemmican (a form of preserved meat with a high nutritional value)

The Life-Boat "Beauchamp, "wrecked at Caister on 14 November (b / w photo)
1628629 The Life-Boat " Beauchamp, " wrecked at Caister on 14 November (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life-Boat " Beauchamp)

"Christening"of the Manchester and Salford Life Boat in Peel Park, Salford (engraving)
1588536 " Christening" of the Manchester and Salford Life Boat in Peel Park, Salford (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Life-Boat Crew ready for Service (engraving)
1590863 A Life-Boat Crew ready for Service (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Life-Boat Crew ready for Service)

The Mediterranean Fleet, Pinnace of HMS "Hawke"being tested (b / w photo)
1604956 The Mediterranean Fleet, Pinnace of HMS " Hawke" being tested (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mediterranean Fleet)

The Wreck of the "Stella"(litho)
1598700 The Wreck of the " Stella" (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wreck of the " Stella")

The Loss of the "Jeannette", Lieutenant Danenhowers Boat riding out the Gale, 12 September 1881
1060801 The Loss of the " Jeannette", Lieutenant Danenhowers Boat riding out the Gale, 12 September 1881, with an Improvised Sea Anchor (engraving) by Wyllie

Convoys in Peril, by Claude Muncaster, WW1
Convoys in Peril, by Claude Muncaster, First World War. Showing a British freighter dead in the water after a torpedo attack, with the crew escaping by lifeboats. 1914-1918

The Launch of a New Lifeboat, and Opening of the Naval Reserve Battery at Peel, Isle of Man (engraving)
1041183 The Launch of a New Lifeboat, and Opening of the Naval Reserve Battery at Peel, Isle of Man (engraving) by English School

The Northumberland Prize Life-Boat (engraving)
1102449 The Northumberland Prize Life-Boat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Northumberland Prize Life-Boat)

Launch of the City of Exeter Life-Boat, testing its Self-Righting Properties (engraving)
1103590 Launch of the City of Exeter Life-Boat, testing its Self-Righting Properties (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ship-Rigged Life-Boat which recently crossed the Atlantic (engraving)
1103530 The Ship-Rigged Life-Boat which recently crossed the Atlantic (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

HMS Spiteful towing the Disabled Spanish Frigate Resolution into Port Stanley, Falkland Isles (engraving)
1103529 HMS Spiteful towing the Disabled Spanish Frigate Resolution into Port Stanley, Falkland Isles (engraving) by English School

The Overturned Life-Boat (engraving)
1060855 The Overturned Life-Boat (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Overturned Life-Boat)

"Our Seamen", Trial of New Life and Surf Boats (engraving)
1058451 " Our Seamen", Trial of New Life and Surf Boats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Our Seamen")

Launching the Lifeboat (engraving)
1058026 Launching the Lifeboat (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching the Lifeboat)

A Castaway (engraving)
1053671 A Castaway (engraving) by Linton, William James (1812-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Castaway. Illustration for The Graphic)

The Safety Fishing-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution (engraving)
1611014 The Safety Fishing-Boat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rescue of the Crew of the Caber-Faigh on the Owens Shoals, Isle of Wight (engraving)
1611012 Rescue of the Crew of the Caber-Faigh on the Owens Shoals, Isle of Wight (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rescue Operated By An Italian Brigantine, In The Atlantic Ocean, Of The Crew Of An American Schooner (Colour Litho)
2798282 The Rescue Operated By An Italian Brigantine, In The Atlantic Ocean, Of The Crew Of An American Schooner (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The damage of the libecciata on the coasts of the Tuscan Archipelago, crew leaving a ship... (colour litho)
2815387 The damage of the libecciata on the coasts of the Tuscan Archipelago, crew leaving a ship... (colour litho) by Beltrame

German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho)
2815238 German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Paganini motor ship of the department of Fiume has bravely saved, during a storm... (colour litho)
2778326 The Paganini motor ship of the department of Fiume has bravely saved, during a storm... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A burning ship spotted off the coast of Nice, the Livorno steamer bound for Genoa flocked... (colour litho)
2778215 A burning ship spotted off the coast of Nice, the Livorno steamer bound for Genoa flocked... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Sea dramas (colour litho)
2778202 Sea dramas (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dramas of the sea. After two days of unspeakable efforts to hold on to the keel of their boat)

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Lifeboats have played a vital role in maritime history, saving countless lives and providing hope amidst treacherous waters. From the majestic SS Asturias, an ocean liner that met its tragic fate during World War I, to the humble Longhope lifeboat T. G. B ON962 departing Littlehampton with unwavering determination, these vessels embody bravery and resilience. The Fishguard and Goodwick Lifeboat crewmen - Ken Bean and Ieuan Bateman - stand united, ready to face any challenge that comes their way. Similarly, the Barry lifeboat's Arthur and Blanche Harris Frederick Batten alongside Eric Fry exemplify selflessness as they embark on perilous missions. In 1954, Coverack welcomed its new lifeboat with open arms; a symbol of hope for those lost at sea. Meanwhile, the RMS Olympic of the White Star Line carried passengers through calm seas before being repurposed during World War I to aid in military efforts. The Tynemouth lifeboat Tynesider is carefully lifted into position - a testament to teamwork and precision. The Tynemouth Lifeboat Dinghy named Trevor Fryer stands as a reminder of dedication even in smaller vessels. During exercises in the Bristol Channel, members of the Barry lifeboat keep watch diligently against all odds. Their wake carves through winter grey waters as they navigate unpredictable currents. Tenby proudly introduces its new Tyne Class lifeboat RFA Sir Galahad – 47 feet long – ready to serve those in need along its shores. Celebrating their 175th anniversary at Atlantic College's RNLI station in St. Donats showcases how far these brave individuals have come since their inception and can more than just vessels; they represent humanity's unwavering spirit when faced with adversity on unforgiving seas. These snapshots capture moments where courage prevails over fear and remind us that heroes exist among us – dedicated souls who risk their lives to save others.