RNLB ''H F Bailey II'' (ON 714) was the third lifeboat stationed at

Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. It is north of Norwich, northwest of North Walsham and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local ...

to bear this name, but the first of the four to bear a number in its name.The History of Cromer Lifeboats and Crews – H F Bailey 777 1935 to 1945. Author: Lee, Kitty. Publisher:Kitty Lee. Work:Chapter One – Page IX, The story of H.F. Bailey Lifeboats. This lifeboat was sent to replace ''H F Bailey'' (ON 694). Coxswain Henry Blogg of the

is often referred to as "the greatest of the lifeboatmen""Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen", Jolly, C., Pub: Poppyland Publishing, new edition 2002, was said to have disliked this lifeboat having preferred the previous lifeboat H F Bailey ON 695.

Service record

Arriving at Cromer in May 1929, this lifeboat served at Cromer for only two year and over that period she was launched 3 times and saved the lives of 5 people. In 1929 she was transferred to Selsey Lifeboat Station and was renamed ''Canadian Pacific''.The History of Cromer Lifeboats and Crews – H F Bailey 777 1935 to 1945. Author: Lee, Kitty. Publisher:Kitty Lee. Work:Chapter One – Page X, The story of H.F. Bailey Lifeboats.

References

Cromer lifeboats Watson-class lifeboats Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats by name

714 __NOTOC__ Year 714 ( DCCXIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 714 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...

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