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• Report of the committee appointed to examine the life-boat models submitted to compete for the premium offered by His Grace the Duke of Northumberland: to which is added a list of the existing life-boat, rocket, and mortar stations, and an abstract of the wrecks which occurred on the shores of the British Isles in 1850. With appendix, maps, and plans. (W. Clowes & sons, 1851), by Great Britain. Admiralty. Committee appointed to examine the life-boat models and Royal National Life-Boat Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Battles with the Sea: or, Heroes of the Lifeboat and Rocket, by R. M. Ballantyne (Gutenberg text)
• The life-boat and its work. (Printed and published for the Royal National Life-Boat Institution by W. Clowes, 1911), by John Cameron Lamb and Royal National Life-Boat Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• An appeal to the British nation on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck. (G.B. Whittaker, 1825), by William Hillary (page images at HathiTrust)
• An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck. (G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823), by William Hillary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Storm warriors : or, Life-boat work on the Goodwin Sands (Macmillan and co., 1875), by John Gilmore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Storm warriors; or, Life-boat work on the Goodwin Sands. (Macmillan and co., 1901), by John Gilmore (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Our sea-coast heroes : or, Stories of wreck and rescue by the lifeboat and rocket (T. Nelson, 1887), by Achilles Daunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck. (Printed for G.B. Whittaker, 1825), by William Hillary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Heroes of the Goodwin Sands (The Religious tract society, 1892), by Thomas Stanley Treanor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Storm Warriors; or, Life-Boat Work on the Goodwin Sands, by John Gilmore (Gutenberg ebook)
• An Appeal to the British Nation on the Humanity and Policy of Forming a National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from Shipwreck (1825), by William Hillary (Gutenberg ebook)
• Heroes of the Goodwin Sands, by Thomas Stanley Treanor (Gutenberg ebook)

• Report of the committee appointed to examine the life-boat models submitted to compete for the premium offered by His Grace the Duke of Northumberland: to which is added a list of the existing life-boat, rocket, and mortar stations, and an abstract of the wrecks which occurred on the shores of the British Isles in 1850. With appendix, maps, and plans. (W. Clowes & sons, 1851), by Great Britain. Admiralty. Committee appointed to examine the life-boat models and Royal National Life-Boat Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Our sea-coast heroes : or, Stories of wreck and rescue by the lifeboat and rocket (T. Nelson, 1887), by Achilles Daunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories of the Lifeboat, by Frank Mundell (Gutenberg ebook)

• Francis' Metallic Life-Boat Company (New York: W. C. Bryant and Co., 1852), by Francis' Metallic Life-Boat Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life-Boats, Projectiles and Other Means for Saving Life (Boston: W. P. Lunt, 1872), by R. B. Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aircraft survival equipment. [Reprinted with changes] (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1953), by United States Bureau of Naval Personnel (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story (Sidgwick & Jackson ltd., 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Essai pratique et démonstratif sur les moyens de prévenir et de sauver la vie aux marins naufragés, contenant de courtes instructions pour porter secours aux hommes en péril. (C. Sloman, 1836), by George William Manby and M.C.A. Androit (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on life-saving ordnance and appurtenances (Govt. Print. Off., 1878), by David Alexander Lyle (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked persons : with a descriptive account of the apparatus and the manner of applying it (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1812), by George William Manby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of a special meeting held at the Maltby building, Washington, D.C., September-October, 1891. (Govt. print. off., 1891), by United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• Traité de la construction théorique et pratique du scaphandre, ou, Du bateau de l'homme : approuvé par l'Academie Royale des Sciences (Chez Debure ..., 1775), by abbé de La Chapelle, Louis Le Reynie de la Bruyère, and Académie royale des sciences (France) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The hydro-aëronaut, or navigator's life-buoy: being an easy and effectual method of preventing the loss of lives by drowning, in cases of shipwreck, and others. (J.M. Richardson [etc.], 1810), by Thomas Cleghorn (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the life-boat, and its work. (Macmillan and co., 1874), by Richard Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tutamen nauticum: or, The seaman's preservation from shipwreck, diseases, and other calamities incident to mariners. (Printed for Dodsley, 1766), by John Wilkinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Shipwreck investigated for the cause of the great loss of lives with which it is frequently attended and a remedy provided in a portable and practicable life preserving apparatus ... (J.Trathan, 1817), by Henry Trengrouse (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story (Sidgwick & Jackson ltd., 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• New tools for Coast Guard research in the rough water performance of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) (U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection ;, 1997), by Gilles Gareau, Bert N. Macesker, United States. Coast Guard. Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, Canada. Transport Canada, and U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life boat, and other life-saving inventions. (A. Williams and Company, 1880), by R. B. Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story (J.B. Lippincott, 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of life-saving appliances, and military and naval constructions. Invented and manufactured by Joseph Francis, with sketches and incidents of his business life in the United States and Europe. (E.D. Slater, 1885), by James L. Pond (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ship escape, survival and rescue detection system for Great Lakes winter shipboard operations : final report (U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Research and Development ;, 1976), by John Esposito, United States. Coast Guard. Office of Research and Development, and Naval Air Development Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• You may only need it once, but if you don't have it you may never need it again. (s.n.], 1972), by California. Department of Navigation and Ocean Development (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• An address to the British public; with suggestions for the recovering property from sunken vessels : also, for the means for rescuing the lives of sailors from stranded vessels, and for the prevention of shipwreck ... with a description and representation of apparatus used for those purposes, and instructions for their application (J. Gathercole, 1838), by George William Manby (page images at HathiTrust)

• Life-Boats, Projectiles and Other Means for Saving Life (Boston: W. P. Lunt, 1872), by R. B. Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Francis' Metallic Life-Boat Company (New York: W. C. Bryant and Co., 1852), by Francis' Metallic Life-Boat Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manual for lifeboatmen and able seamen, qualified members of engine department, and tankermen. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1936), by United States Coast Guard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its work. (Printed and published for the Royal National Life-Boat Institution by W. Clowes, 1911), by John Cameron Lamb and Royal National Life-Boat Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story (Sidgwick & Jackson ltd., 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Ships' boats, their qualities, construction, equipment, and launching appliances (Longmans, Green and Co., 1920), by Ernest Walter Blocksidge (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Dobbins life-boat (Matthews, Northrup & Co., 1886), by David Porter Dobbins (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the life-boat, and its work. (Macmillan and co., 1874), by Richard Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of the committee appointed to examine the life-boat models submitted to compete for the premium offered by His Grace the Duke of Northumberland: to which is added a list of the existing life-boat, rocket, and mortar stations, and an abstract of the wrecks which occurred on the shores of the British Isles in 1850. With appendix, maps, and plans. (W. Clowes & sons, 1851), by Great Britain. Admiralty. Committee appointed to examine the life-boat models and Royal National Life-Boat Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Patent metallic life boats, manufactured at the Novelty iron works] New York. (Printed by J.P. Prall, 1850), by Francis' Metallic Life-Boat Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manual for lifeboatmen, able seamen, and qualified members of engine department (Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off, in the 20th century), by United States Coast Guard and United States. Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story (Sidgwick & Jackson ltd., 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Investigation of the use of drogues to improve the safety of sailing yachts and life rafts (U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Research and Development ;, 1984), by Donald J. Jordan, U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center, and United States. Coast Guard. Office of Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life boat, and other life-saving inventions. (A. Williams and Company, 1880), by R. B. Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story (J.B. Lippincott, 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life-boats, projectiles and other means for saving life (W. P. Lunt, 1872), by R. B. Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Chinese life-boats, etc. (Statistical Dept. of the Inspectorate General of Customs, 1893), by China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu (page images at HathiTrust)
• Study of rescue boat performance for selected commercial vessel casualty profiles (U. S. Coast Guard, Office of Research and Development ;, 1978), by L. B. Brown, United States. Coast Guard. Office of Research and Development, and Casde Corporation (page images at HathiTrust)
• The seamen's bill. (Life boat equipment) Hearings held before the Committee on the merchant marine and fisheries, House of Representatives, on S. 136, an act to promote the welfare of American seamen in the merchant marine of the United States; to abolish arrest and imprisonment as a penalty for desertion and to secure the abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto: and to promote safety at sea. Hearings of December 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, 1913. (Govt. Print. Off., 1913), by United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (page images at HathiTrust)
• Operation and maintenance of life boat CO2 inflatable Mark 5 (Washington United States Governement Printing Office, 1960., 1960), by United States Navy Department Bureau of Ships (page images at HathiTrust)
• On the progress of naval architecture : as indicating the necessity for scientific education, and for the classification of ships and of steam-engines, also on life-boats (D.Bogue, 1852), by John Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die Rettungsboote und ihr Zubehör, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der grossen Übersee-Passagierdampfer. (R. Noske, 1914), by Wladimir Mendl (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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