Transport by Water

What can nearly all watercraft be grouped into?

Rafts, boats, and ships

When did the age of sail last from?

Roughly the mid 15th century to mid 19th century

What was considered a ship during the age of sail?

Any vessel with 3 or more masts

What is the U.S. definition of a boat?

A noncomissioned waterborne vessel that is not designated as a service craft and is capable of limited independent operation, and a small craft capable of being carried aboard a ship

What does independent operation mean?

The vessel can operate far away from a coastline

What is the British Royal Navies distinction between boar and ship?

A boat leans in to a turn what a ship leans out

How far back have log boats been found?

From the 8th millennium BCE

How far back can we find traces of boats built from planks?

2nd millennium BCE

What indirect evidence exists for boats?

Carvings on stone or decorations on pottery

What cheerful numbers are inspired by vessels?

Row Row Row Your Boat, and The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine

What forlorn tales of specific shipwrecks exist in music?

The Wreck of the Edmund FItzgerald, and The Sinking of the Reuben James

When did The Beatles Yellow Submarine release?

1966

When did the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald release?

1976

When did The Sinking of the Reuben James release?

1942

Which stage musical is an entire show about the Titanic?

Titanic

When was Titanic premiered?

1997

How are logboats created?

Digging out the interior of a log

What is digging out the interior of a log called?

A dugout

When do log boats date from?

The 10th century

What was the first known lifeboat station?

Formby

Where was Formby established?

Liverpool England

When was Formby established?

1776

How many years worth of records have we lost from Formby

Records for the first 65 years of its service

From 1840 to 1916 how many vessels did Formby rescue?

174 vessels

How many people did Formby rescue?

196 people

From what waters did Formby operate?

The treacherous Merseyside coastal waters

Who posted rare footage of a practice launch of the lifeboat?

Formby Civic Society

When does the footage of the practice launch date from?

1916

How was the lifeboat pulled to water?

By a team of horses

When did Formbys station close?

1918

What was Lionel Lukins job?

A coachbuilder

When did Lionel Lukin build the first “unimmergible boat”

1785

What does unimmergible mean?

Unsinkable

How did Lukin construct the boat?

With air sealed into watertight bulkheads and using cork and other buoyant materials as much as possible

Who comissioned one of Lukins boats for use?

Bamburgh

What was thought to be the oldest lifeboat station before Formby?

Bamburgh

How would the Bamburgh crew operate during storms?

They rode horses to patrol the beach, ready to send their lifeboat out into the sea to assist vessels in danger

During the early 19th century how much ships were wrecked each year along the coast of Great Britan?

1800

When did Great Britain officially address the shipwrecks?

March 4th 1824

How did England address the shipwrecks?

A group of influential patrols signed a charter for the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck

The organization the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from a Shipwrecks charter was signed where?

In a London pub

What would the National Institutions for the Preservation of Life from a Shipwreck turn into?

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Who became a royal patron to the RNLI?

King George IV

Who served as president of the RNLI

The prime minister

When did RNLI crews begin to wear cork filled life vests?

1854

When were the first steam powered boats put into service by the RNLI

1890

When were petrol fueled boats introduced?

1905

When were inflatable boats introduces?

1963

When were horses used to launch boats for the last time?

1936

What did inflatable boats help the RNLI with?

Rescues in tight quarters, such as close to rocks or sea caves

Over the past 40 years what has the RNLI invested heavily in?

The fasted rescue boats avalible

Since its founding 200 years ago how many people has the RNLI saved?

Over 146,000 people

As of 2025 how many lifeboat stations does the RNLI operate?

238 stations

Which station has inspired a musical composition?

The lifeboat station Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall

Where was Padstows first known lifeboat stationed?

Hawkers Cove

When was Padstows first lifeboat stationed?

1823

Hawkers cove remained the hub of Padstow rescue operations for how long?

140 years

When did a second lifeboat begin to be moored?

1899

What was making launches at Hawkers Cove more difficult?

The buildup of silt

When did the RNLI take over management of the Hawkers Cove station?

1856

When was the decision made to close Hawkers Cove?

1962

Where was a new station built?

Mother Ivey’s Bay at Trevose Head

When did the new station at Mother Iveys Bay at Trevose Head open?

1967

How long was the slipway at the Mother Iveys Bay at Trevose Head?

240 feet

Which lifeboat was delivered for the opening?

James and Catherine Macfarlane

Who was asked to contribute a march for the inaguration of the boat and station?

British Composer Malcolm Arnold

What was the result of the comission?

The Padstow Lifeboat