Steam Lifeboat : "Duke of Northumberland" (Harwich Harbour)
Harwich Harbour, The First Steam Lifeboat "Duke of Northumberland" in 1892.
The twin funnelled "Duke of Northumberland" served Harwich Harbour from September 1890 - 1892.
In 1889 the RNLI had taken delivery of its first steam powered lifeboat. This lifeboat was built by R. & H. Green of Blackwall and was called the Duke of Northumberland (ON 231). In 1890 this lifeboat was sent to Harwich and joined Springwell to cover the station. Springwell became known as Harwich No. 1 station whilst the Duke of Northumberland was moored afloat near Halfpenny Pier and became the No. 2 station.[5] In 1892, following the successful short stay at Harwich the Duke of Northumberland was sent to New Brighton on Merseyside.
Steam Lifeboat : "City of Glasgow" (Harwich Harbour)
City Of Glasgow I
Launched : 1894
In Service 1894 - 1901
Launched : 1894
In Service 1894 - 1901
- The lifeboat "City of Glasgow" was designed by the Institution Naval Architect Mr G Watson and was built by Messrs R & H Green of Blackwall London. It was named "City of Glasgow " as the cost was funded by the Glasgow Lifeboat Saturday Fund. Presumably this was the equivalent of today's Lifeboat Day. The "City of Glasgow " arrived on station at Harwich on the 7th November 1894. The coxswain was instructed that exercises would be quarterly in accordance with the Institution policy, but the Chief Engineer was to raise steam and work the engines for four hours once a month. The "City of Glasgow " remained at Harwich until 1901 when it was sold out of service.
Harwich Harbour, Steam Lifeboat "The City Of Glasgow II"
The twin Funnelled "City of Glasgow" served Harwich Harbour from 9th May 1901 - 1917.
She was 56ft and 6in (17.22m) in length with a 180hp engine and even had a set of sails, to be the fastest steam lifeboat on the water at a rate of 9.6 kph.
She was launched 99 times and credited for saving 87 lives during her service at Harwich, also remembered as the the last Steam Lifeboat to be built by the R.N.L.I.
In December 1917 she was sold to the Admiralty to help in the war effort as a patrol boat and renamed "Patrick" she was last seen sailing down the river Nile in Africa.
Note the the "working" 17th Century Tread Wheel Crane can be seen at the left of the card.
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