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Ceremonial Launch of Mullion's First Lifeboat, 1867
| Number | HESFM:1977.2245 |
|---|---|
| Place | Mullion Cornwall United Kingdom |
| Date | 10.9.1867 |
| Keywords | Emergency Services Lifeboat Mullion |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Copyright | © Helston Museum |
Mullion's first lifeboat, the DANIEL J DRAPER, at its official launch on 10th September 1867. The boat was gifted from the Methodist Recorder Fund in memory of the Rev D J Draper who drowned in the tragic wreck of the SS LONDON (1866) in the Bay of Biscay. This lifeboat remained at Mullion until 1887, performing three services and saving three lives. It was followed by the "Edith" (1887-1894) and the "Nancy Newbon" (1894-1908), neither of which were ever used.