50' Barber Converted Missionary Vessel (1946) - MESSENGER III
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From 1947 to 1968, Messenger 111 served as a missionary vessel for the Shantymens Christian association, a non-denominational Christian society,
Bringing medical and spiritual comfort to the British Columbia coast. Messenger supported one of the first Hospitals Vancouver’s Islands West Coast. She is featured in several books. “Splendor from the Sea” by R. Keller, and “Looking Astern” by Earl Johnson. She was also featured in 1954 Life Magazine. Messenger has served as a pleasure vessel since 1968. Her modern history involves the development of Scotty fishing products, including the SCOTTY Downrigger through to the 1990s. Messenger has undergone a slow but steady rebuild since 2001 by well-known and respected shipwrights Ted Knowles of Victoria and Chris Earl of Vancouver’s Gronlunds boatyard. Her propulsion is a Gardner 6LW, giving 7 knots at 1.5 Gallons per hour.
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Awesome vessel and crew! I was aboard her in Tacoma years ago with Roy Getman and the rest of the Coastal Missions team.
Of course you would have Persian rugs in your engine room. We would be disappointed with anything less.