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Lifeboat 'The Covent Garden' mounted on launching trolley,crew posing with oars. St Ives harbour with a large collection of tall ships.

Sennen lifeboat 'The Newbons' and its crew on the slipway

photo of a photograph

Note early cork lifejackets ,ladies with collection boxes

The Schiller, was a passenger steamer of 3,421 tons gross which sank on the May 7th 1875.The Schiller had left New York for Habsburg via Plymouth on April 27th 1875, carrying 250 bags of Australian and New Zealand mail, a valuable general cargo, and…

Photo of a photograph pinned to a board

Lifeboat launching ropes and men ' Daphne Pearce' St Ives Lifeboat Station CP24.

Sennen lifeboat 'The Newbons" beside the slip at the lifeboat station

"DL Harper' largest ship in the world at the time, wrecked off Lizard. Mounted Mulvin Rock? (Crane Rocks, Caertillion Cove)
First off 5 passengers, including mother and baby.
Lifeboat rescued 38 crew next morning.
Ship was repaired and was…

Lifeboat 'The Newbons' heading towards the Lifeboat Station

Note cork life jackets Coxswain Vingoe

The R.A.F Culdrose helicopter and Penlee lifeboat searching for survivors

The Juan Ferrer of Valencia was a handsome, well-equipped motor coaster of nearly 700 tons, thrashing her way up towards Land's end on her usual run from her home port of…