RNLB Harriot Dixon (ON 770)

RNLB Harriot Dixon (ON 770)
History
OwnerRoyal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
BuilderGroves and Guttridge Ltd, Isle of Wight.
Official NumberON 770
Donor£3,750 Legacy of Mr William Edward Dixon, Worthing, West Sussex.
StationCromer No2 Station
Launched1934
Christened27 August 1937, By the Rt Hon Sir Samuel Hoare
FateSold out of service in 1964 converted to cabin cruiser
General characteristics
Class & typeLiverpool-class
Length35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) overall
Beam10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Draught4 ft 5 in (1.35 m)
Installed powerSingle Weyburn AE6 Diesel engine of 35 bhp (26 kW)

RNLB Harriot Dixon (ON 770) is a retired Liverpool-class lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, that was stationed at Cromer in Norfolk in eastern England. Launched in 1934, she served for thirty years as the No 2 lifeboat at Cromer. She was launched 55 times and was responsible for saving the lives of 20 people. Dixon road, in the southern part of Cromer, is named after the lifeboat.