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: Prince George naming the new lifeboat, Walton, Essex


Prince George naming the new lifeboat, Walton, Essex

Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), at the naming ceremony of the new lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The boat was named EMED, based on the initial letters of the first names of the four people whose legacies paid for it. The boat was in service from 1928 to 1953, during which time it was launched 177 times and saved 217 lives at sea

Picture No
10576366
Media ID
47565795
Size
2894px x 2056px (594KB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/The Pete Frost Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph
Date
25 July 1929

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