Pacific Mission Ship Named

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1821
Date Released
12 Aug 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Princess Margaret names ship the "John Williams VI" after famous nineteenth century missionary. Children present her with purses containing monies collected by them on behalf of London Missionary Society which will enable vessel to be equipped for work in Pacific.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Fundraising; Launchings; Religion and belief
Library number
17093
Length of story (in feet)
82

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'Pacific Mission Ship Named', British Paramount News Issue No. 1821, 12 Aug 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/41185 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)