File. Orders of Service 'Dedication of Mission Vessels'
- Reference No:
- U DMS/14/18
- Dates:
- 1925-1971
- Description:
- Printed orders of service for the following dedications of vessels owned by MtS: Sir Edward E. Cooper, 15 May 1925; Thames motor boat, 20 May 1925; motor launch presented by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., 30 Jul 1929; Victory 2nd, 24 Dec [1928?]; John Ashley, 6 Jul 1936; Nai Louis, 30 Jul 1936; Richard & Annie Davey, 4 Aug 1938; Francis Logie-Pirie III, 13 Nov 1946; Dayspring II, 30 May 1949; John Ashley, 25 Jul 1951; Edith III, 16 Nov 1957; John Ashley, 11 Dec 1958; Dayspring V, 30 Nov 1959; Pelican, 14 Apr 1961; Herring fleet blessing, Bethel Mission, 1963; Fowey River, 8 Apr 1964; John Ashley III, 7 May 1971; blessing of the boats at Whitby, 5 Sep 1971. Note that there is also a manuscript list titled 'Dedication of Launches' covering the period 1898-1936, template form of service for the launching of a merchant ship, and two template orders of service for the 'Launching of Ships of Her Majesty's Navy'.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 file (22 pieces)
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)