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The Mission Vessels of the British Columbia and Northwest Territory Coasts
compiled by John M. MacFarlane 2017
All the major Christian religions have operated Mission Boats in British Columbia waters. Their spiritual, social and medical activities have made such a huge contribution to the quality of life of the people they served that their memory looms large in the minds of coastal residents. Here is an attempt to create a nominal list of the vessels that, at some time in their careers, functioned as mission boats.
131 matches. 3 pages. Max 50 records per page.Page # 1
| Name | Registration | Vessel Type | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.L. Lindsley | 223123 (US) | Mission Boat | 1923 |
| Alan Greene | 312802 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1959 |
| Ambassador III (I) | 152568 (Canada) | Patrol Vessel | 1924 |
| Annie H | (Canada) | Fishboat, seiner | 1918c |
| Anon | 156820 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1931 |
| Ave Maria (I) | 14K5591 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1950 |
| Beacon (II) | 193725 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1946 |
| Bob (I) | (Un-registered) | Work Boat | 1939c |
| Broadcaster | 151211 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1924 |
| C16555BC | C16555BC (Canada) | Yacht, power-cruiser | 2015 |
| Canol Barge No. 1 | 193723 (Canada) | Barge | 1943c |
| Carolena | 061309 (Canada) | Schooner, two-masted | 1858 |
| Che-kwa-la | (Canada) | Yacht | 1964c |
| Chelsea II | 198078 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1956 |
| Chiquita II | 176495 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1932 |
| Coast Enterprise | 192058 (Canada) | Yacht | 1946 |
| Coastal Messenger | 819001 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1996 |
| Columbia (III) | 126899 (Canada) | Work Boat | 1910 |
| Columbia (IV) | 117017 (Canada) | Tug | 1905 |
| Columbia (VI) | 189231 (Canada) | Yacht, power-cruiser | 1956 |
| Daphne (IV) | (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1910c |
| Daphrona | 131160 (Canada) | Yacht, power-cruiser | 1912 |
| Dawn (III) | (Canada) | Work Boat | (nk) |
| Day Star (I) | 088365 (Canada) | Yacht, sail (sloop) | 1883 |
| Discovery (III) | 822629 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1982 |
| Discovery III (I) | 822629 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1982 |
| Doctor Rymer | (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1914 |
| Edward White | 151119 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1923 |
| Eirene | (nk) | Work Boat | 1911c |
| Euclataw | 134022 (Canada) | Patrol Vessel | 1913 |
| Eula B | (nk) | Work Boat | (nk) |
| Evangeline (I) | 077979 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1881 |
| Fern S. | (Canada) | Work Boat | 1900c |
| Fircum | (nk) | Work Boat | (nk) |
| Fredna | 131143 (Canada) | Work Boat | 1912 |
| Glad Tidings | 088371 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1884 |
| Glad Tidings V | 320221 (Canada) | Work Boat | 1963 |
| Goforth | 176495 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1932 |
| Gospel Light | 192062 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1949 |
| Gospel Ship II | 174037 (Canada) | Fishboat, general | 1933 |
| Governor Musgrave | (Canada) | Work Boat | (nk) |
| Guy (I) | 158894 (Canada) | Freighter (cabin cruiser) | 1933 |
| Gwa-Yee | (Un-registered) | Mission Boat | 1939c |
| Hiker III | 141331 (Canada) | Fishboat, general | 1919 |
| Homespun | 122195 (Canada) | Tug | 1907 |
| Immaculata (I) | 158895 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1935 |
| Immaculata (II) | (nk) | Mission Boat | 1928 |
| Iwyll | (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1918c |
| John Antle (I) | 153731 (Canada) | Yacht | 1921 |
| John Antle (III) | 172382 (Canada) | Mission Boat | 1940 |
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MacFarlane, John M. (2017), Mission Vessels of the British Columbia and NT Coasts. Nauticapedia.ca 2017. http://nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Fleets_MB.php
Site News: December 21, 2024
The vessel database has been updated and is now holding 94,824 vessel histories (with 16,274 images and 13,929 records of ship wrecks and marine disasters).
Vessel records are currently being reviewed and updated with more than 45,000 processed so far this year (2024).
The mariner and naval biography database has also been updated and now contains 58,599 entries (with 3996 images).
Thanks to Ray Warren who is beginning a long process of filling gaps in the photo record of vessel histories in the database. Ray has been documenting the ships of Vancouver Harbour for more than 60 years.
Thanks to contributor Mike Rydqvist McCammon for the hundreds of photos he has contributed to illustrate British Columbia’s floating heritage.
My very special thanks to our volunteer IT adviser, John Eyre, who (since 2021) has modernized, simplified and improved the update process for the databases into semi–automated processes. His participation has been vital to keeping the Nauticapedia available to our netizens.