1874-1932

Date Casualty Name (s) Service performed Saved Landed Lifeboat/ON Comments
9 December 1874 Brigantine Old Goody No Service Rendered ? Louisa Hall Casualty towed by tug ‘Rescuer’
16 February 1875 Paddle Steamer Havre No Service Rendered Louisa Hall Saved by others
17 October 1877 Brigantine Ranguvald Jane No Service Rendered John Lockett Casualty towed by tug ‘Rescuer’
14 February 1895 Schooner Isabella Helen Towed 5 165 Assisted by tug ‘Alert’
28 December 1897 Brig Delphine Towed off 165 Assisted by tug
1 February 1898 Steamship Channel Queen No Service Rendered 165 Lifeboat towed to Casualty , 40 saved by others, 20 drowned
22 Mar 1900 Spritsail Barge Viking No Service Rendered 165 Casualty towed by tug ‘Assistance’
31 Jan 1902 Ketch Sirius No Service Rendered 165 Casualty towed by tug ‘Assistance’
11 Sep 1903 Ketch Alabama No Service Rendered 165 Lifeboat towed by tug ‘Assistance’, casualty towed by ‘Alert’
04 Dec 1903 Ketch Triumph No Service Rendered 165 Casualty Towed by tug ‘Vixen’
27 Jun 1905 Steamship Trignac Assisted ? 165 Towed to Casualty by tug ‘Vixen’
2nd March 1906 Steamship Ocean Queen No Service Rendered 165 Towed by tug ‘Alert’
12 Oct 1911 Schooner Lady Cecelia Hay Searched 165 Could not find the casualty.
13 Oct 1911 Schooner Lady Cecelia Hay No Service Rendered 165 Towed by tug ‘Serk’, found all safe ashore
27 Oct 1916 Ketch Unknown stood by ashore 626 Crew in readiness ashore.
14 Mar 1918 French Steamer Jeanne Marie Searched 626 Believed to have struck a mine.
26 Sep 1923 Steamship Balderton Searched 626 Mail steamer ‘Ibex’ standing by.
04 Sep 1924 Steamship Bosporus Search 626 On fire, ‘attempting to make English coast’.
02 Dec 1929 Steamship Canadian Transport Search 719 Swanage and Weymouth Lifeboats attended.
07 Dec 1929 Steamship Casmona Search 719
29 Dec 1929 Auxy Harru? stood by ashore 719
04 Oct 1930 Steamship Linfield Search 719
26 Oct 1930 Steamship Ravensdale 9? 719 Stranded off Grand Havre
16 Feb 1931 Unknown vessel Search 719 Search continued following day.
27 Feb 1931 rocket sighted stood by ashore 719
04 May 1931 Cutter Yacht Naughty Girl Search 719 Returned safely.
24 Aug 1931 Yawl Mutin 719 Failed to make harbour. 10-12 on board
18 Dec 1931 signals of distress Unknown Search 719
10 Jan 1932 Sinking Dundee Arguenon No Service Rendered 719
19 Feb 1932 signals of distress Unknown Search 719 Torpedo craft on exercise
16 Mar 1932 Submarine L’Espoire Search 719 Found to be on exercise
05 Aug 1932 Stranded St. Patrick No Service Rendered 719 314 + crew on board. ‘Isle of Sark’ attended.