Ask HN: UK Rescue Rocket Sheds/Houses Information

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• $fhdkweig a day ago

  I'm having difficulty googling what a "rescue rocket" is. I keep finding info on a video game and safety during space travel. What does "rocket" mean in a 1800s context?

  I found this: https://museum.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/2025/05/29/rocke...

  Is it a gunpowder rocket used to push a boat through the water instead of using rowing oars?

  Is it just a gun that sends the carrying cable, what makes it different from any other gunpowder gun? https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/52937/

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  • $Neil44 a day ago

    I wonder if it's for firing lines over to a shipwrecked vessel, to assist with getting people ashore.

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    • $trebligdivad a day ago

      Yes, looks like it: https://heritage.wicklowheritage.org/topics/topics-miscellan...

• $burnt-resistor a day ago

  Example: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300022782-rocket-cart-s...

  https://maps.google.com/?q=51.5708572,-4.2850887

  51°34'15.1"N 4°17'06.3"W

• $robotswantdata a day ago

  Of interest?

  https://replay.bfi.org.uk/video/fbc58db0-b59f-5a31-9fda-1463...

  https://www.vectisarchaeology.org.uk/pdfs/irex_wrecked_at_th...

• $trebligdivad a day ago

  Have you tried the RNLI or lighthouses associations?