Show glorious clorious chapters in history of lifeboats devotion and courage are inseparably associated with the saying saving of life at sea and even though the oar pro polled boot boat ling lies largely given place to the motor lifeboat oat the thrill of the launch and tho the excitement of the dash to the wreck still remain the innab tents tants of tenby denby in wales have witnessed many a thrilling and hazardous rescue and they will have even greater confidence in future attempts now that their old motor lifeboat has been replaced by a new and up to date craft the tha earliest lifeboat was designed by a frenchman in 1765 but there Is no record that it was ever put into service the credit of having built the first practical lifeboat in 1789 1780 belongs to henry greathead the royal national lifeboat institution which provides prof ldes british coastal towns with lifeboats and lifesaving life saving apparatus was founded in 1824 london mall |