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Medal - Launch of the Missionary Ship John Williams
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1844 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | THE JOHN WILLIAMS MISSIONARY SHIP LAUNCHED AT HARWICH MAR. 20 1844; 296 TONS; LENGTH 103 FEET, BREADTH 24 FEET 8 INCHES DEPTH IN HOLD 16 FEET; HAS 10 STATE ROOMS J. DAVIS BIRM. |
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| Reverse lettering | THIS SHIP THE PROPERTY OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY, IS INTENDED TO CONVEY ITS MISSIONARIES TO THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, AND TO BE EMPLOYED IN VISITING THE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF ISLANDS IN THAT OCEAN, IN PROMOTING THE GOSPEL AMONG THEM. SHE HAS BEEN PURCHASED FROM A FUND OF UPWARDS OF £6200, RAISED BY THE JUVENILE FRIENDS OF THE SOCIETY. |
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