Cromer Lifeboat H F Bailey ON 694
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H F Bailey (ON 694) was the second lifeboat at Cromer
Cromer lifeboat station
Cromer Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk. The station operates two lifeboats - one for inshore work and the other for offshore work....
in the county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
to bear the name of H F Bailey. She replaced H F Bailey (ON 670)
Cromer Lifeboat H F Bailey ON 670
H F Bailey was the first Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat powered by a motor, that served from Cromer.-Description:...
which had been stationed at Cromer until 1924. In 1936 she became the station's reserve lifeboat and was renamed J B Proudfoot.
Description
The lifeboat was built by J. Samuel Whites at Cowes in the Isle of White in 1923. She was a 'Watson' class boat and had a length of 45 feet (13.7 m) and breadth of 12 in 6 in (3.81 m) She was powered by a single Weyburn 80 Horse powered petrol engine.Donor
The Cromer station had four motor-powered lifeboats all called H F Bailey after the donor, a Mr Henry Francis Bailey of BrockenhurstBrockenhurst
Brockenhurst is a village situated in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The New Forest is a national park and Brockenhurst is therefore surrounded by woodland that attracts thousands of visitors all year round. The nearby towns surrounding Brockenhurst are Lymington and Lyndhurst. Brockenhurst...
, a London merchant who was born in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
and died in 1916.
Service and rescues
| As H F Bailey (ON 694) | ||
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| Date | Casualty | Lives saved |
| 1924 | ||
| September 22 | Auxiliary fishing cutter Iona of Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire... , landed 4 from Haisborough light vessel |
4 |
| October 22 | Steamship Clansman of Lowestoft Lowestoft Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich... |
9 |
| December 5 | Steamship Vojvoda Putnik of Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , assisted to save vessel |
41 |
| December 27 | Smith Knoll light vessel, rendered assistance | |
| 1925 | ||
| April 19 | Steam drifter Couronne of Lowestoft Lowestoft Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich... |
8 |
| June 12 | Steamship Equity of Goole Goole Goole is a town, civil parish and port located approximately inland on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England... , rendered assistance |
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| October 14 | Barge Scotia of London, assisted to save vessel | 3 |
| 1927 | ||
| July 9 | Steam Trawler ANSON of Grimsby Grimsby Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996... , saved trawler |
9 |
| November 21–22 | Steam tankerGEORGIA SS Georgia SS Georgia was an oil tanker lost at Haisborough Sands off the coast of Norfolk, England in November 1927.-History:The ship began as hull No. 82 in the shipyard of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia in the United States of America. She was ordered in 1907 by... of Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
15 |
| 1928 | ||
| January 25 | Ketch Ketch A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. Both masts are rigged mainly fore-and-aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward... HARROLD of London, assisted to save vessel |
3 |
| 1929 | ||
| June 28 | River steamship EMPRESS of Nottingham | 3 |
| October 30 | Four masted schooner Schooner A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts.... SVENBERG of Vardo Vardo Vardo can refer to:*Vardø, a municipality in Norway*Vårdö, a municipality in Finland*Vardo , the traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the English Romani Gypsies... , stood by vessel |
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| November 22 | Motor yacht CELIA of Bridlington Bridlington Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season... , Landed 2 |
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| 1930 | ||
| October 21 | Steam drifter GIRL EVELYN of Fraserburgh Fraserburgh Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454 and estimated at 12,630 in 2006. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead... , assisted to save vessel |
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| 1931 | ||
| February 17 | Fishing boat WELCOME HOME of Sheringham Sheringham Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer.The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".... , saved |
1 |
| October 4 | Steam trawler LE VIEUX TIGRE of Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer -Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city.... , rendered assistance |
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| November 20–22 | Steamship Zembra of Dunkirk, saved vessel | |
| December 24 | Steamship VIKVALL of Oskarshamn Oskarshamn Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age... , rendered assistance |
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| 1932 | ||
| August 7 | Motor trawler IVERNA of Galway Galway Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the... , rendered assistance |
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| September 3 | Motor barge OLIVE MAY of London, rendered assistance | |
| October 11 | Steam drifter ALEXANDRINE of Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer -Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city.... , stood by vessel and gave help |
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| October 14–16 | Steamship MONTE NEVOSO SS Monte Nevoso SS Monte Nevoso was a Merchant vessel which became stranded before becoming a total wreck off the coast of Norfolk, England at Haisbro Sands in between the 14 and 16 October 1932.-History:... of Genoa Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.... , saved |
29 plus one dog |
| October 14–16 | Steam tug NOORDZEE of Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... , saved from MONTE NEVOSO |
1 |
| November 28 | Barge MATILDA UPTON of Ipswich Ipswich Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell... , assisted to save vessel |
3 |
| 1933 | ||
| March 1 | Steamship MARY KINGSLEY of London, rendered assistance | |
| November 20 | Motor barge GOLDCROWN of London, rendered assistance | |
| December 13 | Barge SEPOY of Dover Dover Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings... , saved |
2 |
| 1934 | ||
| November 24 | Motor barge RIAN of Groningen, rendered assistance | |
| 1935 | ||
| February 13 | Steamship CAMPUS of Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... , assisted to save vessel |
29 |
| May 31 | Three masted schooner SIX SISTERS of Hull Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of... , rendered assistance |
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| As reserve lifeboat J B Proudfoot (ON694) | ||
| 1940 | ||
| June 16 | Steamship BRIKA of Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands... , assisted to save vessel |
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