RNLB H F Bailey (ON 694) was the second lifeboat at Cromer in the county of Norfolk[1] to bear the name of H F Bailey. She replaced H F Bailey (ON 670) which had been stationed at Cromer until 1924. In 1936 she became the station's reserve lifeboat and was renamed J B Proudfoot.
 H.F. Bailey ON694 service to the Monte Nevoso
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| History | |
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| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder | J. Samuel White at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. |
| Official Number | ON 694 |
| Donor | Legacy of Henry Francis Bailey, Brockenhurst, Surrey. |
| Station | Cromer |
| Laid down | 1924 |
| Fate | She left Cromer in 1935 and was renamed the J.B. Proudfoot and served in the reserve fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Watson class |
| Length | 45 ft 0 in (13.72 m) overall |
| Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Installed power | single Weyburn petrol engine of 80 bhp (60 kW) |
Description
editThe lifeboat was built by J. Samuel Whites at Cowes in the Isle of Wight in 1923.[2] She was a Watson-class lifeboat and had a length of 45 feet (14 m) and breadth of 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m). She was powered by a single Weyburn 80 hp petrol engine.
Donor
editThe Cromer station had four motor-powered lifeboats all called H F Bailey after the donor, Henry Francis Bailey of Brockenhurst,[2] a London merchant who was born in Norfolk and died in 1916.
Service and rescues
edit| As H F Bailey (ON 694) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Casualty | Lives saved |
| 1924 | ||
| 22 September | Auxiliary fishing cutter Iona of Middlesbrough, landed 4 from Haisborough light vessel | 4 |
| 22 October | Steamship Clansman of Lowestoft | 9 |
| 5 December | Steamship Vojvoda Putnik of Split, assisted to save vessel | 41 |
| 27 December | Smith Knoll light vessel, rendered assistance | |
| 1925 | ||
| 19 April | Steam drifter Couronne of Lowestoft | 8 |
| 12 June | Steamship Equity of Goole, rendered assistance | |
| 14 October | Barge Scotia of London, assisted to save vessel | 3 |
| 1927 | ||
| 9 July | Steam Trawler ANSON of Grimsby, saved trawler | 9 |
| 21–22 November | Steam tankerGEORGIA of Rotterdam | 15 |
| 1928 | ||
| 25 January | Ketch HARROLD of London, assisted to save vessel | 3 |
| 1929 | ||
| 28 June | River steamship EMPRESS of Nottingham | 3 |
| 30 October | Four masted schooner SVENBERG of Vardo, stood by vessel | |
| 22 November | Motor yacht CELIA of Bridlington, Landed 2 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 21 October | Steam drifter GIRL EVELYN of Fraserburgh, assisted to save vessel | |
| 1931 | ||
| 17 February | Fishing boat WELCOME HOME of Sheringham, saved | 1 |
| 4 October | Steam trawler LE VIEUX TIGRE of Boulogne-sur-Mer, rendered assistance | |
| 20–22 November | Steamship Zembra of Dunkirk, saved vessel | |
| 24 December | Steamship VIKVALL of Oskarshamn, rendered assistance | |
| 1932 | ||
| 7 August | Motor trawler IVERNA of Galway, rendered assistance | |
| 3 September | Motor barge OLIVE MAY of London, rendered assistance | |
| 11 October | Steam drifter ALEXANDRINE of Boulogne-sur-Mer, stood by vessel and gave help | |
| 14–16 October | Steamship MONTE NEVOSO of Genoa, saved | 29 plus one dog |
| 14–16 October | Steam tug NOORDZEE of Rotterdam, saved from MONTE NEVOSO | 1 |
| 28 November | Barge MATILDA UPTON of Ipswich, assisted to save vessel | 3 |
| 1933 | ||
| 1 March | Steamship MARY KINGSLEY of London, rendered assistance | |
| 20 November | Motor barge GOLDCROWN of London, rendered assistance | |
| 13 December | Barge SEPOY of Dover, saved | 2 |
| 1934 | ||
| 24 November | Motor barge RIAN of Groningen, rendered assistance | |
| 1935 | ||
| 13 February | Steamship CAMPUS of Cardiff, assisted to save vessel | 29 |
| 31 May | Three masted schooner SIX SISTERS of Hull, rendered assistance | |
| As reserve lifeboat J B Proudfoot (ON694) | ||
| 1940 | ||
| 16 June | Steamship BRIKA of Swansea, assisted to save vessel | |
References
edit- ^ The Cromer Lifeboats, by Bob Malster & Peter Stibbons,:Poppyland Publishing, ISBN 0-946148-21-X
- ^ a b Cromer Lifeboats 1804–2004, ISBN 0-7524-3197-8