Lifeboats Collection (page 6)

The sinking of the Leipzig (colour litho)
3622162 The sinking of the Leipzig (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sinking of the Leipzig. The Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914)

To the Rescue! (litho)
1627884 To the Rescue! (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Rescue! Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 9 February 1895)

To the Boats (engraving)
1055812 To the Boats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Boats. Illustration for The Graphic)

Inauguration of the Plymouth Life-Boat given by Miss Burdett Coutts, the Procession passing through Union-Street
1620200 Inauguration of the Plymouth Life-Boat given by Miss Burdett Coutts, the Procession passing through Union-Street (engraving) by English School

Launch of the Licensed Victualler Life-Boat at Hunstanton, Norfolk (engraving)
1620551 Launch of the Licensed Victualler Life-Boat at Hunstanton, Norfolk (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wreck of the Steamer "China", landing the Passangers on Perim Island (litho)
1039485 The Wreck of the Steamer " China", landing the Passangers on Perim Island (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Putting off to Wreck on the Norfolk Coast (engraving)
1045914 Putting off to Wreck on the Norfolk Coast (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Putting off to Wreck on the Norfolk Coast)

Taking off the Crew and Passengers from the "Grana Uile"Steamer (engraving)
1095858 Taking off the Crew and Passengers from the " Grana Uile" Steamer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wreck of the Strathmore, taking the Survivors from the Island (engraving)
1106012 The Wreck of the Strathmore, taking the Survivors from the Island (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wreck of the Strathmore)

Seven Hundred Miles in the "Berthon"Collapsible Lifeboat (engraving)
1061071 Seven Hundred Miles in the " Berthon" Collapsible Lifeboat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Returning Home under Difficulties (engraving)
1060902 Returning Home under Difficulties (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Returning Home under Difficulties)

The Life-Boat nearing the Wreck (litho)
1100474 The Life-Boat nearing the Wreck (litho) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life-Boat nearing the Wreck)

The Filey Life-Boat proceeding to the Rescue of a Shipwrecked Crew (engraving)
1098671 The Filey Life-Boat proceeding to the Rescue of a Shipwrecked Crew (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launch of the Cheltenham Life-Boat (engraving)
1103610 Launch of the Cheltenham Life-Boat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launch of the Cheltenham Life-Boat)

Loss of "The Great Liverpool"Steam-Ship, taking to the Boats (engraving)
1101767 Loss of " The Great Liverpool" Steam-Ship, taking to the Boats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Upsetting Trial of the New Life-Boat at Queenstown (engraving)
1103628 Upsetting Trial of the New Life-Boat at Queenstown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upsetting Trial of the New Life-Boat at Queenstown)

Launch of a Life-Boat at Carnarvon (engraving)
1103569 Launch of a Life-Boat at Carnarvon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launch of a Life-Boat at Carnarvon)

Entrance to Fowey Harbour, Cornwall, c. 1827 (w / c & gouache, with scraping
877342 Entrance to Fowey Harbour, Cornwall, c.1827 (w/c & gouache, with scraping, on cream wove paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)

Cullercoats, Northumberland, 1910 (oil, pencil & w / c on card)
TW427261 Cullercoats, Northumberland, 1910 (oil, pencil & w/c on card) by Slater, John Falconar (1857-1937); 60.7x43.6 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Fierce battle to force the Dardanelles Strait, bursting mines sink the battleship... (colour litho)
2815737 Fierce battle to force the Dardanelles Strait, bursting mines sink the battleship... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sad Christmas, sailing ship sunk in Genoa by a large German steamer and dramatic crew rescue (colour litho)
2815610 Sad Christmas, sailing ship sunk in Genoa by a large German steamer and dramatic crew rescue (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sad Christmas)

The dramatic shipwreck of a passenger-laden steamer in New York (colour litho)
2814983 The dramatic shipwreck of a passenger-laden steamer in New York (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The dramas of the sea, a lifeboat with five sailors swallowed by the waves, at the port of Venice (colour litho)
2814851 The dramas of the sea, a lifeboat with five sailors swallowed by the waves, at the port of Venice (colour litho) by Beltrame

War Adventures (Colour Litho)
2778537 War Adventures (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: War adventures. After two nights and two days of tormenting waiting on the sea)

Launch of the Licensed Victualler Life-Boat at Hunstanton, Norfolk (engraving)
3101979 Launch of the Licensed Victualler Life-Boat at Hunstanton, Norfolk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Life-Boat off Tynemouth Bar (colour litho)
1613457 The Life-Boat off Tynemouth Bar (colour litho) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life-Boat off Tynemouth Bar)

The Penzance Life-Boat, Richard Lewis, going out to the North Britain, wrecked in Mounts Bay (engraving)
1611526 The Penzance Life-Boat, Richard Lewis, going out to the North Britain, wrecked in Mounts Bay (engraving) by English School

The Life-Boat Bradford rescuing the Crew of the Danish Barque Aurora Borealis off Ramsgate (engraving)
1610860 The Life-Boat Bradford rescuing the Crew of the Danish Barque Aurora Borealis off Ramsgate (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lady Houghton naming the Pontefract and Goole Life-Boat at Ferrybridge, Knottingley, Yorkshire (engraving)
1610790 Lady Houghton naming the Pontefract and Goole Life-Boat at Ferrybridge, Knottingley, Yorkshire (engraving) by English School

Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage (engraving)
1609827 Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life-Boat Transporting-Carriage)

The Wreck of the "Russie"near Marseilles, landing the Passengers and Crew (litho)
1593203 The Wreck of the " Russie" near Marseilles, landing the Passengers and Crew (litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Life-Boat Saturday at Brighton, the Childrens Life-Boat Crew (b / w photo)
1592652 Life-Boat Saturday at Brighton, the Childrens Life-Boat Crew (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life-Boat Saturday at Brighton)

Life-Boat Saturday at Brighton, launching the Life-Boat (b / w photo)
1592651 Life-Boat Saturday at Brighton, launching the Life-Boat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life-Boat Saturday at Brighton)

Launching the Life-Boat (engraving)
1596321 Launching the Life-Boat (engraving) by Burton, Frederick William (1816-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching the Life-Boat)

After the Collision (engraving)
1591653 After the Collision (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Collision)

The Collision in the Channel, Boats Ashore on Chesil Bank (engraving)
1589642 The Collision in the Channel, Boats Ashore on Chesil Bank (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Collision in the Channel)

The Deal Regatta, Life-Boat Race (engraving)
1589262 The Deal Regatta, Life-Boat Race (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deal Regatta, Life-Boat Race)

On board the sailing ship Roman Emperor, June 1890, 1890 (oil on panel)
PNH367193 On board the sailing ship Roman Emperor, June 1890, 1890 (oil on panel) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 14x22.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939
Illustration of overcrowded lifeboats as they watch the transatlantic ocean liner, the Athenia, sink. The ships are shown lighting flares

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)

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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.