Lifeboats Past & Present Issue 26 is out now. Here is an overview of the contents:
LATEST NEWS
The RNLI are set to make major fleet changes in 2026.
New lifeboat named Annette Thurlow at Caister.
Latest Shannon lifeboat named at Troon.
The old 14m Trent leaves Fowey for the last time.
Two ceremonies in two days at Cleethorpes.
200 years of life-saving in North Devon celebrated.
Historic photographs of Porthdinllaen’s old lifeboat.
FEATURES
The gathering of historic lifeboats at Enkhuizen.
Lifeboats through the lens – Photos from Stonehaven, Hunstanton and Kippford and more.
Station focus 1: Swanage – The historic station in Dorset marks 150th anniversary.
Station focus 2: Clacton-on-Sea – The Essex station and its new Shannon class lifeboat.
Photographic memories 1970s – A personal recollection of photographing lifeboats.
Powered pioneer – The career of Henry Vernon in north-east England.
Past times: St Annes – Looking back at the now closed St Annes station.
Lifeboat focus: Field Marshal and Mrs Smuts – The historic 46ft Watson which served at Beaumaris.
