RNLB Harriot Dixon (ON 770)
RNLB Harriot Dixon (ON 770) is a retired Liverpool-class lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, that was stationed at Cromer in the county of Norfolk[1] in 1934, she was the number 2 lifeboat and was stationed at the old lifeboat house on Cromer beach.[2] During the thirty years that she was the No 2 lifeboat at Cromer she was launched 55 times and was responsible for saving the lives of 20 people.[3] Dixon road in the southern suburb of Cromer is named after the Lifeboat.
 RNLB Harriot Dixon (ON 770) | |
| History | |
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| Owner: | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Builder: | Groves and Guttridge Ltd, Isle of Wight. |
| Official Number: | ON 770 |
| Donor: | £3,750 Legacy of Mr William Edward Dixon, Worthing, West Sussex. |
| Station | Cromer No2 Station |
| Launched: | 1934 |
| Christened: | 27 August 1937, By the Rt Hon Sir Samuel Hoare |
| Fate: | Sold out of service in 1964 converted to cabin cruiser |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Liverpool-class |
| Length: | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) overall |
| Beam: | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Draught: | 4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) |
| Installed power: | Single Weyburn AE6 Diesel engine of 35 bhp (26 kW) |
History
The Liverpool-class motor lifeboat Harriot Dixon was built by Groves and Guttridge Ltd, on the Isle of Wight.[3] She took up station at the beach lifeboat house on 2 August 1934[3] and remained at station as the No 2 lifeboat for thirty years until 15 June 1964.[3] This lifeboat had been funded from a legacy of £3,750 left by William Edward Dixon, a surgeon, of West Worthing of the then county of Sussex (Now West Sussex).[3] Mr Dixon had died in 1921 and had left the money to fund a lifeboat to be named after his mother and if possible to be stationed on the Kentish or east coast.[3] Harriot Dixon went on to be the longest serving motor lifeboat at Cromer.
Rescues and service
| Date | Casualty | Lives Saved |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | ||
| 20 March | Motor vessel FOSNA of Bergen, landed a sick man | |
| 9 October | RNLB H F BAILEY of Cromer, gave help landing 29 saved from SS Mount Ida | |
| 12–13 October | Steamship LINWOOD of Middlesbrough, saved | 12 |
| 12 December | Steamship CORBROOK of London, stood by | |
| 1940 | ||
| 13 February | Tanker BRITISH TRIUMPH of London, saved two boats | |
| 18 November | H M Trawler DUNGENESS, gave help | |
| 20 November | H M Trawler DUNGENESS, gave help | |
| 10 December | Steamship ROYSTON of Newcastle on Tyne, gave help | |
| 1941 | ||
| 11 March | Steamship KENTON of Newcastle, salvaged gear | |
| 1 April | H M Trawler VALEXA, landed 1 | |
| 14 April | H M Trawler MADDEN and TAMORA, took out doctor landed 4 injured men | |
| 6 August | Steamship TAARA of Pärnu, saved | 8 |
| 9 September to 4 November | Steamship TEDDINGTON of London, gave help on 6 occasions | |
| 1942 | ||
| 4 November | H M Trawler, Brought papers ashore | |
| 3 December | Fishing boat MORNING STAR of Cromer, escorted boat | |
| 1947 | ||
| 26 October | Motor vessel GOLD GNOME of London, stood by and gave help | |
| 1948 | ||
| 1 April | Speed boat DAY II, landed 2 from steamship DYNAMO | |
| 11–12 September | Motor Trawler GEORGE LANGWAY of Fecamp, gave help | |
| 1949 | ||
| 26 January | Motor vessel FARNDALE of Middlesbrough, gave help | |
| 1950 | ||
| 6 February | Tree fishing boats of Cromer and one from Runton, escorted boats | |
| 17 June | Motor vessel GLAMIS of Dundee, landed a sick man | |
| 1953 | ||
| 31 May | Fisheries Protection vessel HMS CHEERFUL, landed passengers | |
| 5 June | Fishing boats MISS CROMER and WHY WORRY of Cromer, escorted boats | |
| 15 September | Fishing boat WHY WORRY of Cromer, escorted boat | |
| 1955 | ||
| 28 September | Steamship MOORWOOD of London, took out doctor | |
| 17 December | Three fishing boats of Cromer, escorted boats | |
| 1957 | ||
| 22 July | Yacht POCOCITA, stood by | |
| 1960 | ||
| 16 April | Fishing boat JUNE ROSE of Sheringham, escorted boat | |
| 1961 | ||
| 13 January | Motor vessel JURA of Groningen, gave help | |
| 15 August | Crab Fishing boats FRIENDSHIP, BLACK BEAUTY, WILLIAM ROBERT & ENGLISH ROSE of Cromer, escorted boats | |
| 1963 | ||
| 15 April | Steamship HUDSON SOUND of London, landed a sick man | |