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History resources

Looking for an overview of our history? Here you can find useful downloadable materials, such as posters and factsheets, to learn more about our lifesaving history.

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  • Whitby RNLI’s historic William Riley lifeboat with Tynemouth’s all-weather Severn class lifeboat and Sunderland’s B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat
    PDF 921 KB
    Our lifeboats poster – A1 landscape size
  • Whitby RNLI’s historic William Riley lifeboat with Tynemouth’s all-weather Severn class lifeboat and Sunderland’s B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat
    PDF 823 KB 
    Our lifeboats poster – A1 portrait size
  • Abersoch lifeboat crew wearing cork lifejackets and standing in front of their Watson class lifeboat
    PDF 618 KB 
    Lifejackets for Lifesavers – A1 portrait size
  • Lifeboat crew helping survivors of the Fethard lifeboat disaster in 1914
    PDF 2.4 MB
    History of the RNLI factsheet

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Our history Timeline RNLI archive and library RNLI collections 200th Anniversary The RNLI’s Patrons: a history of royal heritage Forgotten photos of the RNLI Calm Before the Storm exhibition Dunkirk: Relied upon then, relied upon now RNLI Memorial History resources FAQs about RNLI history Contact our Heritage Team
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