“Fastest lifeboat“ launched at Hampton-on-Thames (1929)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The world’s fastest lifeboat intended to help aeroplanes and cross-Channel steamers was launched by the Hon Mrs Forbes-Sempill at Thorngeroft’s in Hampton-on-Thames [Mrs Forbes-Sempill not seen]. Full Description: SLATE CARD INFORMATION: For Those in Peril ENGLAND: London: Richmond: Hampton-on-Thames: EXT Lifeboat sliding down ramp from boathouse as sails along River Thames SLATE CARD: 17-18 knots per hour Lifeboat sailing along river / Lifeboat sailing towards as moors at bank / Officials boarding boat / Officials crowded on lifeboat Background: The world’s fastest lifeboat intended to help aeroplanes and cross-Channel steamers was launched by the Hon Mrs Forbes-Sempill at Thorngeroft’s in Hampton-on-Thames [Mrs Forbes-Sempill not seen]. FILM ID: VLVA8J9G1T0QL28W04P338C6FQ8UP To license this film, visit