StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Liverpool

Liverpool : single motor : The Always Ready : 35ft 6" view of the bow Built 1933 by SJ White in Cowes, and stationed at Runswick [Yorkshire] for all her service life, until 1954. Her name was changed to "Robert Patton - The Always Ready" in 1934 to honour the coxswain, when Patton died trying to save a disabled seaman during a rescue at sea. Sold out of service in 1954, now berthed in Portishead Marina, with an added cabin.

Liverpool : single motor : The Always Ready : 35ft 6" information boards Built 1933 by SJ White in Cowes, and stationed at Runswick [Yorkshire] for all her service life, until 1954. Her name was changed to "Robert Patton - The Always Ready" in 1934 to honour the coxswain, when Patton died trying to save a disabled seaman during a rescue at sea. Sold out of service in 1954, now berthed in Portishead Marina, with an added cabin.

Liverpool : single motor : The Always Ready : 35ft 6" view of the port side, from teh stern. Built 1933 by SJ White in Cowes, and stationed at Runswick [Yorkshire] for all her service life, until 1954. Her name was changed to "Robert Patton - The Always Ready" in 1934 to honour the coxswain, when Patton died trying to save a disabled seaman during a rescue at sea. Sold out of service in 1954, now berthed in Portishead Marina, with an added cabin.

Close-up (side view) of the steering / rudder quadrant on ON786.

Heading back down the deep water channel into Wells-next-the-Sea, after a trip out in the restored Liverpool class lifeboat "Lucy Lavers" (ON832) - and she is a veteran of "Operation Dynamo" .

Close up of the compass binnacle for ON786.

Lucy Lavers (ON 832 - a single screw Liverpool) was the No2 boat at Aldeburgh between 1940 and 1959. Her first "shout" was actually to take part in "Operation Dynamo" - one of 19 lifeboats to do so - the evacuation from Dunkirk over nine days from 27th May 1940 of the BEF. Her RNLI service record was 7 lives saved over 30 launches at Aldeburgh, then from 1959 to 1968 she was in the relief fleet with another 52 launches, including at Wells and Sheringham. After various adventures and a near miss with becoming a bonfire, she was rescued, first by the Dunkirk Little Ships Association (restoration trust) and then, in 2010, by Rescue Wooden Boats. These events lead onto her restoration, and now she is used for pre-booked sea trips at Wells-next-the-sea.

JC Madge - looking down at the deck. JC Madge is a41' pulling / sailing Liverpool class lifeboat, ON 536, powered by 16 oars (which could be doubled manned). She served at Sheringham from 1904 to 1936 and saved 58 lives in 34 launches, no medal services but she did manage to break a leg - that of the "Hon Sec" during a launch on 9/2/1924. Her launching carriage was built by the Bristol Carriage and Wagon Company and delivered (free) by rail, it is equipped with what are now known as "Tippings Plates" to help prevent the wheel sinking into soft sand or loose shingle.

The first motor lifeboat stationed at Sheringham. ON 786 - 35' 6" - Liverpool class "Forerster's Centenary" served 1936 - 1961 and saved 82 lives in 129 launches. Awards: I silver and 2 bronze medals.