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| data2 = £3,750 Legacy of Mr William Edward Dixon, [[Worthing]], West Sussex.
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'''RNLB ''Harriot Dixon'' (ON 770)''' is a retired {{Lbc|Liverpool}} [[lifeboat (rescue)|lifeboat]] of the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]], that was stationed at {{Lbs|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.<ref name="srok">''The Cromer Lifeboats'', by Bob Malster & Peter Stibbons,:Poppyland Publishing, {{ISBN|0-946148-21-X}}</ref><ref name="srok2">''Cromer Lifeboats 1804–2004'', Leach, Nicholas & Russell, Paul, Pub: Tempus Publishing, 2004, {{ISBN|0-7524-3197-8}}</ref> Dixon road, in the southern part of Cromer, is named after the lifeboat.
==History==
The {{Lbc|Liverpool}} motor lifeboat ''Harriot Dixon'' was built by Groves and Guttridge Ltd, on the Isle of Wight.<ref name="srok2"/> She took up station at the beach lifeboat house on 2 August 1934<ref name="srok2"/> and remained at station as the No 2 lifeboat for thirty years until 15 June 1964.<ref name="srok2"/> This lifeboat had been funded from a legacy of £3,750 left by William Edward Dixon, a surgeon, of [[Worthing|West Worthing]] of the then county of [[West Sussex|Sussex]] (Now West Sussex).<ref name="srok2"/> 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 of England|east coast]].<ref name="srok2"/> ''Harriot Dixon'' went on to be the longest serving motor lifeboat at Cromer.
==Rescues and service==
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|colspan="3"|'''1939'''
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|20 March||Motor vessel FOSNA of [[Bergen]], landed a sick man||
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|9 October || RNLB H F BAILEY of [[Cromer]], gave help landing 29 saved from [[SS Mount Ida]] ||
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|12–13 October||Steamship LINWOOD of [[Middlesbrough]], saved ||12
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|12 December||Steamship CORBROOK of London, stood by||
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|colspan="3"|'''1940'''
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|13 February||Tanker BRITISH TRIUMPH of London, saved two boats||
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|18 November ||H M Trawler DUNGENESS, gave help||
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|20 November|| H M Trawler DUNGENESS, gave help||
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|10 December||Steamship ROYSTON of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], gave help||
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|colspan="3"|'''1941'''
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|11 March||Steamship KENTON of Newcastle, salvaged gear||
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|1 April||H M Trawler VALEXA, landed 1||
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|14 April||H M Trawler MADDEN and TAMORA, took out doctor landed 4 injured men||
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|6 August||Steamship TAARA of [[Pärnu]], saved||8
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|9 September to 4 November||Steamship TEDDINGTON of London, gave help on 6 occasions||
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|colspan="3"|'''1942'''
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|4 November||H M Trawler, Brought papers ashore||
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|3 December||Fishing boat MORNING STAR of Cromer, escorted boat||
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|colspan="3"|'''1947'''
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|26 October||Motor vessel GOLD GNOME of London, stood by and gave help||
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|colspan="3"|'''1948'''
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|1 April||Speed boat DAY II, landed 2 from steamship DYNAMO||
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|11–12 September||Motor Trawler GEORGE LANGWAY of [[Fecamp]], gave help||
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|colspan="3"|'''1949'''
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|26 January||Motor vessel FARNDALE of [[Middlesbrough]], gave help||
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|colspan="3"|'''1950'''
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|6 February||Tree fishing boats of [[Cromer]] and one from [[West Runton|Runton]], escorted boats||
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|17 June|| Motor vessel GLAMIS of [[Dundee]], landed a sick man||
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|colspan="3"|'''1953'''
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|31 May||Fisheries Protection vessel HMS CHEERFUL, landed passengers||
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|5 June ||Fishing boats MISS CROMER and WHY WORRY of Cromer, escorted boats||
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|15 September|| Fishing boat WHY WORRY of Cromer, escorted boat||
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|colspan="3"|'''1955'''
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|28 September||Steamship MOORWOOD of London, took out doctor||
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|17 December||Three fishing boats of Cromer, escorted boats||
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|colspan="3"|'''1957'''
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|22 July||Yacht POCOCITA, stood by||
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|colspan="3"|'''1960'''
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|16 April||Fishing boat JUNE ROSE of [[Sheringham]], escorted boat||
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|colspan="3"|'''1961'''
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|13 January||Motor vessel JURA of [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]], gave help||
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|15 August|| Crab Fishing boats FRIENDSHIP, BLACK BEAUTY, WILLIAM ROBERT & ENGLISH ROSE of [[Cromer]], escorted boats||
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|colspan="3"|'''1963'''
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|15 April||Steamship HUDSON SOUND of London, landed a sick man||
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Lifeboat Stations in Norfolk}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harriot Dixon ON 770}}
[[Category:Cromer lifeboats]]
[[Category:1934 ships]]
[[Category:Liverpool-class lifeboats]]
[[Category:Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats by name]]
[[Category:Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats by number|770]]