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James Stevens No.14 Lifeboat
Index
Introduction
The history of Walton-on-the-Naze's second Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat, James Stevens No.14.
The restoration of the world's oldest motorised lifeboat to seagoing condition by Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust at Walton, Essex.
The launching and future use of James Stevens No.14.
James Stevens No.14 Lifeboat
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James Stevens No.14 Lifeboat
Walton-on-the-Naze's second Royal National Lifeboat Institution's lifeboat was James Stevens No.14. She was on station from 1900 to 1928 and rescued 227 lives. In 1905 the RNLI decided to experiment with motors in lifeboats and chose James Stevens No.14 as one of those to be converted from a pulling and sailing lifeboat to a motorised one. She returned to Thames Ironworks, the yard that built her, for motorisation and was the most successful of the prototypes.
William Hammond served Walton's RNLI station for 45 years and was coxswain from 19xx to 19xx. He was awarded a special certificate which was signed by all the crew and members of the management committee to acknowledge his long and dedicated service to lifesaving off the coast off Essex.
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Theme: Lifesaving
Exhibition: James Stevens No.14 Lifeboat
James Beeching
My Great,great, great Grandfather was James Beeching who invented the Self Righting Lifeboat. I h…
The Museum
It took 18 months to renovate the shed back to its former glory.It took 18 months to renovate the…
Removing the Shed
A 100 ton capacity crane on a jack-up barge located next to the pier has lifted the lifeboat shed…
