Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York

Awarded to Frank Roberts, fireman, 'President Roosevelt'. Obverse: A circular badge surrounded by a laurel garland hanging from a ship's block. Inscription: 'THE LIFE-SAVING BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INCORPORATED 1849'. Clasp: 'MARCH 11, 1906'. Inscription reverse: 'AWARDED TO FRANK ROBERTS (name incuse) FOR SAVING HUMAN LIFE IN PERIL' Legend: 'VITA FELICIBUS AUSIS SERVATA'. Fitted with a ring and inscription clasp 'JANUARY 27. 1926'. Suspended from a blue and white striped ribbon.

'Antinoe', (Egypt & Levant steamship Co.) left New York bound for Queenstown laden with grain.,She encountered heavy seas in the Atlantic, sustained damage and took on water. an S.O.S. wireless signal was picked up by 'Aquitainia' and 'President Roosevelt'. The latter ship was nearer and went to her aid, arriving on the 25th January 1926. She launched a boat with a crew of eight which capsized with a loss of two men. On the evening of the following day, having failed to get a line to 'Antinoe', a second boat was launched and took off the 23 hands and the master in three journeys.

Object Details

ID: MED2377
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Lifesaving award
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Tiffany & Co
Date made: 1906
People: Roberts, Frank
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 26 mm