Life-Line (mission boat)
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.jpg) Life-Line, probably in Coos Bay | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Life-Line |
| Launched | 1914, Coos Bay |
| Fate | Sunk June 5, 1923 off Oregon coast |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Mission boat |
| Length | 40.0 ft (12.19 m) |
| Installed power | Gasoline engine, 24 horsepower |
| Propulsion | Propeller |
Life-Line was a Baptist missionary boat used to conduct ministry work in the Coos Bay region of southwestern Oregon, United States, from 1914 to 1923.
Life-Line was designed by George H. Hitchings and built at Coos Bay for Reverend G. L. Hall of the American Baptist Publication Society.[1] The vessel was 40.0 feet (12.19 m) long, propeller-driven, with a 24-horsepower gasoline engine.[1]
Operations
Once complete, "this little ship, under zealot Captain Lund, ran up and down the coast for the Baptist Missionary Society, saving the souls of erring seamen and longshoremen alike."[2]