Life Boat Collection (#4)

Life boat and manby apparatus going off to a stranded vessel, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7146841 Life boat and manby apparatus going off to a stranded vessel, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Washing Down the Decks (oil on canvas)
XIR43215 Washing Down the Decks (oil on canvas) by Du Gardier, Raoul (1871-1952); Musee du Vieux Port, Marseille, France; (add.info.: by Gardier Raoul Du)

Shipwreck of the ship Eider, the lifeboats in action, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th
7278840 Shipwreck of the ship Eider, the lifeboats in action, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century by Unknown Artist

The tragic end of a small crew spent twenty hours at the mercy of the waves in a lifeboat (Colour Litho)
2815115 The tragic end of a small crew spent twenty hours at the mercy of the waves in a lifeboat (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Captain Berend Jacobsen Karpfanger of the Hamburg Admiraltys convoy ship Leopoldus Primus winning a victory over five
7148059 Captain Berend Jacobsen Karpfanger of the Hamburg Admiraltys convoy ship Leopoldus Primus winning a victory over five French ships in the Elbe estuary, 1678 (engraving) by Bohrdt

"Called to the Life-Boat"(engraving)
7188299 " Called to the Life-Boat" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bateau (de sauvetage); Life-boat; Rettungsboot (engraving)
7194871 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bateau (de sauvetage); Life-boat; Rettungsboot (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel (colour litho)
7181630 The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lifeboat nearing the Doomed Vessel)

A Three Master adrift in the Downs with help at Hand (oil on canvas)
6431687 A Three Master adrift in the Downs with help at Hand (oil on canvas) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837); Private Collection

Rescue of men who have survived a shipwreck (chromolitho)
7201109 Rescue of men who have survived a shipwreck (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Just in Time, rescue of men who have survived a shipwreck)

Lifeboat heading out to sea to rescue victims of a shipwreck (litho)
7148752 Lifeboat heading out to sea to rescue victims of a shipwreck (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Life Boat attempting a rescue (colour litho)
5998329 Life Boat attempting a rescue (colour litho) by Lambert, George Washington (1873-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life Boat attempting a rescue)

Interior of "The Great Britain"Steam-Ship (engraving)
1095365 Interior of " The Great Britain" Steam-Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of " The Great Britain" Steam-Ship)

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)

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)

The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott
LLM456456 The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott)

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

Working Drawings of the Life-Boat of the National Life-Boat Institution (engraving)
2800048 Working Drawings of the Life-Boat of the National Life-Boat Institution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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)

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

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)

The Gales on the Coast of Cornwall (engraving)
1589443 The Gales on the Coast of Cornwall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gales on the Coast of Cornwall)

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 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 Recent Gale (engraving)
1612754 The Recent Gale (engraving) by Leitch, Richard Principal (fl.1844-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recent Gale. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 February 1861)

Called to the Life-Boat (engraving)
1614763 Called to the Life-Boat (engraving) by Starling, Albert (c.1878-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Called to the Life-Boat. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 March 1892)

A Visit to Heligoland (engraving)
1049747 A Visit to Heligoland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to Heligoland)

The Wreck of the Troop-Ship "Charlotte"(engraving)
1607975 The Wreck of the Troop-Ship " Charlotte" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wreck of the Troop-Ship " Charlotte")

The Great Storm, Scene at Margate, Horses drowned in the Attempt to launch the Life-Boat (engraving)
1615416 The Great Storm, Scene at Margate, Horses drowned in the Attempt to launch the Life-Boat (engraving) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902)

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

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"From Titanic Tragedy to Heroic Rescues: The Lifesaving Legacy of Lifeboats" In the wake of the sinking of the Titanic, lifeboats became synonymous with hope and survival. As RSS Discovery majestically moored on Thames Embankment in London, it served as a poignant reminder of the importance of these vessels. Appledore, Devon witnessed countless brave crewmen embarking on their life-saving missions aboard sturdy lifeboats. Their unwavering dedication to rescuing those in peril at sea was commendable. The Wreck Chart of the British Isles for 1868 stands as a testament to the treacherous waters that necessitated these floating sanctuaries. It highlighted the need for well-equipped lifeboats ready to face any maritime disaster head-on. Amidst bustling container ships, England's Tynemouth RNLI station stood tall on Tyne & Wear's East Quayside in North Shields. This strategic location ensured swift responses during emergencies, providing solace to those stranded at sea. Bembridge Lifeboat Station exemplified courage and selflessness as its crew fearlessly braved tumultuous waves off Isle of Wight's coast. They embodied hope amidst chaos and offered a lifeline to those desperately clinging onto survival. Ben Dale, an esteemed lifeboatman from Harwich, Essex epitomized resilience and bravery in his tireless efforts to save lives at sea. His unwavering commitment inspired generations following his footsteps into this noble profession. During World War I, fishing boats transformed into impromptu saviors as they rescued sailors adrift amidst turbulent waters. These unsung heroes proved that even ordinary vessels could become beacons of salvation when humanity called upon them. Harbors across coastal towns provided sanctuary for weary lifeboats returning from their daring missions. Against picturesque backdrops where town met ocean horizon, these vessels represented triumph over adversity—a symbol etched into maritime history.