{"id":49,"date":"2024-08-09T08:49:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T11:23:41","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/?page_id=49","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Charles Dibdin (ON552) was built in 1903 by the Thames Ironworks Company and entered service as the Deal lifeboat, later moving to the Walmer station. She is documented as saving nearly four hundred lives in one hundred and eighty six launches. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bill Adams was the coxswain of the Charles Dibdin until 1926 and the handover was captured by the British Pathe News service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Adams - Hands Over (1926)\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WOZC20wRugg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For one rescue in January 1919 the President of the United States presented Bill with a gold watch and chain for saving twenty-nine of the crew of the S.S. Piave<\/strong>. <strong>If you know the current whereabouts of this watch do please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/?page_id=30\">contact us<\/a> page to get in touch. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After leaving RNLI service in 1932 she was converted to a motor vessel and gave assistance to the Admiralty many times during WW2, in her saloon there is a brass plaque with the words \u201cDunkirk 1940\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today the Charles Dibdin is berthed at Portland Marina and is used for sidescan sonar survey and wreck research. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The vessel retains a very contemporary atmosphere and is available for film work. Please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/?page_id=30\">contact us<\/a> page to get in touch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay controls src=\"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/new-c-and-m.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Dibdin and Moonfleet under sail entering Portand Harbour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241120-0061-HDR-676x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241120-0061-HDR-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241120-0061-HDR-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241120-0061-HDR-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241120-0061-HDR.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Inside the saloon, often used for live music and keeping history alive<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Dibdin (ON552) was built in 1903 by the Thames Ironworks Company and entered service as the Deal lifeboat, later<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/charlesdibdin.com\/?page_id=49\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">History<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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