Mumbles lifeboat station. Tribute for 1947 Mumbles disaster… There were no survivors and eight lifeboat men lost their lives. Date: 9th April. 96 The 1947 Mumbles lifeboat tragedy 23 rd April is St George’s Day, the birthday of William Shakespeare, and it is believed to have been the date of his death 52 years later. Eight lifeboat men from the Mumbles lost their lives in 1947 when they went to the aid of the shipwrecked SS Samtampa, whose 39 crew also died. A special service has taken place in Swansea to remember the crew of the Mumbles lifeboat who perished trying to rescue a vessel exactly 60 years ago. Crew members had amassed 10 silver medals for gallantry by the time the RNLI took over in 1863. The Mumbles Lifeboat Station (based in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales) opened in 1835 with a lifeboat that was funded and managed by Swansea Harbour Trustees and was known as Swansea Lifeboat Station. The 60th Anniversary of the Loss of the Mumbles Lifeboat by Kate Elliott-Jones. The Second Mumbles Lifeboat Disaster 1903 T wenty years later six more lifeboatmen lost their lives in the second Mumbles Lifeboat disaster. Lifeboat crews at The Mumbles have been saving lives at sea for over 180 years and have been presented with 33 awards for gallantry. The 1947 Mumbles Lifeboat Disaster: a collection of memories. Tribute for 1947 Mumbles disaster The Samtampa broke into three on the rocks at Sker Point. The station was taken over by the RNLI in 1863 and moved to Mumbles in 1866. The first lifeboat cover for the Swansea area was established in 1835 by the Swansea Harbour Trust. The lower area depicts images of Mumbles, the centre features the tragedy and the upper part shows the transition from earth to heaven with eight white disks representing the souls of the crew who all perished. The American GIs in Swansea by Jim Owen. Describing how the work of the lifeboat station continued after the l947 lifeboat disaster – the dedication of the crews, led by Coxswains William Garner and Derek Scott, and their brave and dramatic rescues during a time of great post-war changes. THE ACE SISTERS' Blue Plaque Unveiling. Spokesperson for Porthcawl RNLI, Ian Stroud said, ‘Both services were well attended showing even though it was seventy years ago our town will not forget the tragedy that befell the crew of the Samtampa and the dedication of The Mumbles lifeboat crew who in a brave effort to come to the rescue of the stricken vessel, all lost their lives too. On the afternoon of Sunday 1 February 1903 the lifeboat James Stevens No. The American G.I's arrived: a collection of memories. Time: 2pm Join Kate Jones at the National Waterfront Museum for a fascinating talk on The Mumbles Lifeboat William Gammon, 1947-74. 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