Anstruther Lifeboat Station
12m Mersey Class Boat
The Kingdom of Fife

Photo Gallery


A selection of photographs of the Kingdom of Fife, Talus tractor & carriage

 

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Anstruther Lifeboat Gala Day *
Held on Saturday 14/07/07


Lifeboat Gala day images
Crowds at the stalls, young enthusiasts try on the kit.
Lifeboats in action and bungee jumping

Photos by RD Grundy- Copyright Anstruther Lifeboat

Photo by John Kinsman Copyright

Royal visit to Anstruther Lifeboat Station 30/05/07

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay visited the Anstruther Lifeboat Station
to meet the crew and fundraisers, view the lifeboats and see the building plans for the Station extension.


Photographs by Paul Lewis & Roger Grundy Copyright Anstruther Lifeboat

 

IB1 Handing Over & Naming Ceremony

 

Coxswains from left ,
Dep 2nd Cox Alex Purves, 2nd Cox Michael Bruce, Coxswain Stephen Small

IB1 D667 The Rotary Centenary Queen

 Mrs Margery Eglinton names the lifeboat with Alex Purves Senior Helm




Guests and Lifeboat were piped in
Posed before the demonstration

Invited guests and public watch the IB1 demonstration

IB1 demonstrates its capabilities

The christening cake served with the buffet lunch in the boathouse


Photographs by Roger Grundy Copyright 28/04/07

Photo Trevor Ledger Copyright 28/04/07

Almost the full crew for the photograph during naming ceremony

 


D Class in action on a shout off Elie - R D Grundy Copyright Anstruther crew


Mersey Class in action - R D Grundy Copyright Anstruther crew


Mersey Class in action - R D Grundy Copyright Anstruther crew


photo by Roger Grundy Copyright 30/06/06

 

 

Lifeboat Gala day images
The parade ----- Crowds at the stalls
Raft race ------Lifeboats in action

Photos by RD & FM Grundy / E McIntosh- Copyright Anstruther Lifeboat

 
Sea king Helicopter 'Rescue 131' from A Flight 202 Squadron RAF Boulmer
off Anstruther on 11/04/05. Photos from the Lifeboat by Paul Lewis Copyright 11-04-05
 

 

Photos by Paul Lewis Copyright 27-02-05
 

Joint exercise with Kinghorn ILB, South Queensferry ILB & Helicopter with John Murray Coxswain Anstruther ALB Kingdom of Fife, May 2004- copyright lifeboat crew
 
Anstruther D Class ILB on recent exercise - copyright lifeboat crew

Anstruther ILB 'D' Class Inshore Lifeboat D-416 isnow on service with Mersey Class ALB 12-17,
The lifeboats are pictured with crew, launchers & officials (May 2003)
 

Service call 05/2004 Service call 05/2003
North Star 19/04/04 - photo supplied by Dunbar Lifeboat crew - copyright
Helicopter transfer * Raft race winners *

12-17 in harbour for Gala *

 Helicopter signs off *
On joint exercise with Broughty Ferry Lifeboat, Coastguard & Rescue helicopter - 01/09/02
Joint exercise off Fife Ness

On joint exercise with Dunbar Lifeboat - 20/04/02 (Photographs by Lesley Martin)

Coxswain John Murray

12-17 in the wake of Dunbar Lifeboat
12-17 showing the keel,

12-17 at speed


Recent exercise with Sea King Helicopter and Kinghorn Lifeboat


• Sea king directly above Kingdom of Fife

• Sea King Helicopter winching from ALB

• Kingdom of Fife in action on exercise
• ALB on exercise 13/04/02 • ALB on exercise off Elie 13/04/02


Service call 3/2002
• Towing F.V.Quantas into Pittenween Harbour • Kingdom of Fife taking the strain!

Launch & Recovery

  
• Launch of the Kingdom of Fife  
• Talus launch / recovery tractor • Talus and carriage
• Night recovery • Returned to the carriage
• Checking carriage for recovery • Carriage being made ready for re-housing

Kingdom of Fife - Post refit

  
• 12-17 with corporate stripe  

Gala Day & Exercise
• Gala Day with Helicopter • Exercise at the Isle of May
• RNLB Kingdom of Fife • RNLB Kingdom of Fife at speed

1991 on Station

  
•RNLB Kingdom of Fife arrives on station. •RNLB Kingdom of Fife leaving the harbour