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For centuries sailing vessels crept along the coastline, ready to flee ashore in case of danger or trouble; this worked well until weather or poor sailing drove these ships against an unforgiving coast. Saviors and salvors (often the same people) struggled to rescue both humans and cargo, often with results as tragic for them as for the sailors and passengers. Joseph Francis (b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1801) was an inventor who also had the ability to organize a business to produce his inventions and the salesmanship to sell his products. His metal lifeboats, first

Inventors --- Marine engineering --- Lifeboats --- Lifesaving --- Engineering, Marine --- Marine technology --- Naval engineering --- Engineering --- Naval architecture --- Life-boats --- Surf boats --- Boats and boating --- Life-saving apparatus --- Survival and emergency equipment --- History --- History. --- Equipment and supplies. --- Equipment and supplies --- Francis, Joseph, --- United States. --- Life-Saving Service (U.S.)