THE RALPH AND JOY SWANN LIFE-BOAT SENT TO THE STATION ON THE 14TH JULY 1976 THIS LIFE-BOAT WAS PROVIDED FROM FUNDS FROM THE INSTITUTION A LEGACY AND SPECIAL GIFTS 1976 Rescued 6 Aug Yacht GAY MINSTREL Gave help 24 Aug Yacht L'ORIGAN Saved boat and 2 28 Aug Yacht JOAQUIMA of Hamburg Saved boat and 3 24 Sept Yacht KAMAKURA 3 Gave help 24 Sept Yacht Escorted boat 15 Nov Fishing vessel PRETTY OFFICER Gave help . 1977 13 Apr Sailing dinghy Gave help 29 May Sixty people stranded Landed eighteen 6 June Yacht CUCHULIAN Saved boat and 2 6 June Yacht LAGALERE Saved boat and 3 6 June Yacht KURI-MONA Saved boat and 5 23 July Yacht GAZELLE Gave help 29 July Yacht ALEGRETTO Gave help 17 Sept Motorboat ALEXINA Saved boat and 1 18 Sept Yacht KAMALA Gave help 11 Nov Motorboat SEEKER Saved boat and 2 11 Dec Cargo vessel ELMELA Gave help . 1978 8 Jan Fishing vessel PETTY OFFICER Gave help . THE 44-001 LIFE-BOAT 23 Jun Yacht STREEKA Gave help .  THE RALPH AND JOY SWANN LIFE-BOAT 21 July Yacht SEA SAMPHIRE Gave help 22 July Yacht JERRIE Gave help 25 July Yacht EIKEN Saved boat and 5 31 July Yacht JEWEL Saved boat and 2 11 Aug Yacht STURM Gave help 24 Aug Yacht KAPR Saved boat and 2 28 Aug Yacht TORITO Gave help 24 Sept Motorboat THE FANNY Saved boat and 2 3 Oct Cabin cruiser PHASE II Gave help 24 Nov Fishing vessel LITTLE FISHER Gave help . 1979 31 Jan Yacht NOCTURNE Gave help 22 Mar Yacht METZ of Belgium Gave help 2 Apr Yacht BRUNETTE Gave help 7 May Tug HERICULE Gave help 2 June Yacht SHANTY of Belgium Saved boat and 3 3 June Motorboat Gave help 3 June Yacht Escorted boat 4 June Yacht REINDEER of France Landed four 20 June Yacht Gave help 20 June Motorboats Escorted boats 23 July Yacht JARNO of Netherlands Saved boat and 3 28 July Yacht BELMOR Saved boat and 4 30 July Dinghy Saved boat and 1 26 Aug Yacht BLUE DYKEM Escorted boat 12 Sept Yacht NO CES DES PERLES of France Gave help . THE WILLIAM GAMMON - MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT XXX LIFE-BOAT 10 Oct Fishing vessel BELINA Gave help 24 Oct Motorboat QUADRANT of Ramsgate 1 27 Oct Yacht MISS NIKKI of Ipswich Gave help 3 Nov Yacht BERNARD II of Belgium Gave help 3 Nov Yacht LYDIA CARDELL Saved boat and 1 7 Nov Motor fishing vessel WHISPERING HOPE of Ramsgate Saved boat and 3 23 Dec Fishing vessel BALENA Gave help . 1980 4 Feb Injured man on board motor vessel TUPPPEN of Sweden Took out doctor and landed an injured man . THE RALPH AND JOY SWANN LIFE-BOAT 11 Mar Cabin cruiser SEA NYMPH Gave help 22 May Fishing vessel SHALEEN Gave help 1 July Yacht PANA of Belgium Saved boat and 4 4 July Yacht VIA VIA of Belgium Gave help 9 July Hydrofoil JETFERRY ONE of London Gave help 26 July Yacht ANN MARIE Gave help 1 Aug Fishing vessel CATHY COLLEEN of Ramsgate Saved boat 5 Aug Yacht LADY CINDY of Southampton Saved boat and 3 25 Aug Yacht WHITE STAR Gave help 27 Aug Yacht BLUE JALMA Gave help 29 Aug Yacht PENITA Saved boat and 5 21 Sept Fishing vessel SHEARWATER of Ramsgate Saved boat and 3 17 Oct Fishing vessel CLARA of Ramsgate Gave help 18 Oct Fishing vessel Gave help 18 Nov Trawler GUIDING HAND of Ramsgate Saved boat 20 Nov Fishing vessel CATHY COLLEEN of Ramsgate Escorted boat 21 Nov Fishing vessel PIRATE'S PRIDE of Ramsgate Gave help 10 Dec Sick man on board minesweeper SITARD of Belgium Took out doctor 14 Dec Motorboat WENDY ANN Gave help . 1981 30 Jan Motorboats MYDA EXCELSIOR and ME TOO Escorted boats 17 Apr Yacht MERSEA RIVAL of West Mersea 8 17 Apr Yacht UTOPY of Belgium Saved boat and 6 17 Apr Yacht VARKOULA of Upnor Gave help 18 Apr Cargo vessel SUBRO VESTA of Rochester Escorted boat 17 May Fishing vessel VALIANT Gave help . THE WAVY LINE LIFE-BOAT 28 May Yacht BARRACUDA of West Germany Gave help 14 June Yacht ZUGO West Germany Gave help 5 July Catamaran Landed two and saved boat 8 July Fishing vessel PIRATES PRIDE of Ramsgate Gave help 11 July Yacht JANE E.B. of Ramsgate Gave help 11 July Yacht HILDA PEREIRA of London Saved boat and 2 15 July Cargo vessel AEGIS BLAZE of Greece Gave help 16 July Catamaran VIA VIA of Jersey Gave help 18 Aug Yacht OBELIX of West Germany Gave help 20 Aug Sick man on board fishing vessel MAGRITTE of France Took out doctor and escorted vessel 31 Aug Motorboat ACTION of Sandwich Escorted boat 24 Sept Yacht FOLKJOY Saved boat and 3 24 Oct Yacht DOOR INTO SUMMER Saved boat and 3 24 Oct Tug KANGAROO of Chile Saved boat and 2 18 Nov Fishing vessel GOLDEN VANITY of Deal Saved boat and 3 13 Dec Motor cruiser LADY DULCINIA of Ramsgate Escorted boat 27 Dec Trawler BRIGGS of Ramsgate Gave help . .THE RALPH AND JOY SWANN LIFE-BOAT 1982 27 Jan Motorboat NEW GOLDEN HARVESTER of Ramsgate Gave help 22 Feb Fishing vessel NANCY of Ramsgate Gave help 13 Mar Fishing vessel CATHY COLLEEN of Ramsgate Recovered wreckage 25 Mar Motorboat ROSEANA of Ramsgate Gave help 11 Apr Motor cruiser NANTUCK III Gave help 16 Apr Trawler VALIANT of Ramsgate Gave help 17 Apr Cabin cruiser MYDA of Ramsgate Gave help 17 Apr Yacht PLATO Saved boat and 3 20 Apr Yacht HESISTATION ROLL Gave help 31 May Rubber dinghy Saved boat and 2 31 May Fishing vessel PATRICIA Gave help 31 May Air bed 2 8 June Yacht VARKOULA of Upnor Saved boat and 2 13 June Motorboat SEA FOX II of Ramsgate Gave help 24 June Motorboat FOUR BOYS of Ramsgate Gave help 28 June Sailing dinghies Saved two boats 10 July Cabin cruiser RAYA SAYANG Gave help 19 July Yacht JANMAAT of West Germany in tow of tug MACKEREL BAY Escorted boat 27 July Yacht PRUDENCE Saved boat and 3 1 Aug Yachts Escorted boats 1 Aug Yacht Gave help 15 Aug Yacht PETITE FLEUR Saved boat and 6 24 Aug Catamaran GRETA MAYARO Gave help 30 Aug Yacht MOONSTONE OF LEIGH Saved boat and 2 19 Sept Fishing vessel FREEDOM LADY Gave help 21 Sept Trinity House Pilot launch VALIANT Landed two and saved boat 26 Sept Dinghy Saved boat and 2 26 Sept Rowing boat Saved boat and 2 9 Oct Catamaran AMANDA GIRL of Dover Saved boat and 2 1 Nov Motorboat KETRINA of Sandwich Gave help 21 Nov Motorboat CHEROKEE of Ramsgate Saved boat and 3 . 1983 21 Feb Fishing vessel STORMFLY of Ramsgate Saved boat and 2 27 Feb Yacht LADY CLARE Saved boat and 1 7 June Fishing vessel MELANIE LINDA of Ramsgate Saved boat and 6 2 July Yacht BLUEFIN Saved boat and 2 3 July Five yachts Escorted boats 8 July Yacht DULCENIA of Netherlands Escorted boat 17 July Cabin cruiser LADY DULCINIA Gave help 24 July Cabin cruiser LADY DULCINIA Gave help 10 Aug Tug NEE CHIEFTAIN of Panama Stood by 10 Aug Barge STONE CARRIER of Stockholm Landed three 28 Aug Yacht MISTIANA Gave help . THE WAVY LINE LIFE-BOAT 9 Oct Fishing vessel SHELANDRA of Ramsgate Gave help 10 Oct Fishing vessel LITTLE FISHER Saved boat and 2 29 Oct Yacht MER GASPARD of Belgium Saved boat and 6 22 Dec Fishing vessel KATIE Escorted craft . 1984 30 Jan Trawler NANCY of Ramsgate Saved boat and 2 18 Feb Yacht BLUE TROUT of London Gave help . THE RALPH AND JOY SWANN LIFE-BOAT 8 Apr Fishing vessel DRAGONFLY of Ramsgate Gave help 27 Apr Yacht KALAVALA of Ramsgate Saved boat and 4 7 May Yacht SHAMIR Saved boat and 4 25 May Yacht KARPETZ of Sweden Gave help 2 June Yacht OUTSIDER of Belgium Gave help 5 June Yacht TISHOMINGO Saved boat and 3 10 June Fishing vessel CAP CAVALL of Guernsey Gave help 19 July Cabin cruiser GARACHICO Gave help 30 July Yacht SHAMAL Gave help 14 Aug Yacht BLAUWVOET of Belgium Gave help 15 Aug Two yachts of Belgium Escorted boat 15 Aug Yacht TEMPLE ISLANDER Escorted boat 15 Aug Yacht SENELA of Netherlands Gave help 27 Aug Cabin curiser HOT POTATOE Gave help 15 Sept Yacht HALLER Saved boat and 4 4 Oct Barge PORTAL 3 Landed three 10 Oct Trawler STRANBY of Hull Escorted boat