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Description: | This is a model of the South Shields lifeboat 'Willie Wouldhave'. The boat was named after William (or Willie) Wouldhave from South Shields who came up with a design for a self-righting lifeboat in 1789. 'Willie Wouldhave' was built in 1887 by the boatbuilder Jackson and operated by the Tyne Lifeboat Trustees. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East emergency services | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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