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H4686 Ship model, SS 'John Williams IV', London Missionary Society steamer. Click to enlarge.
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Model of the SS 'John Williams IV'

The "John Williams IV" is the fourth of seven ships to bear the name "John Williams" for the London Missionary Society. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglican, Baptist, and Congregational Protestants to bring Christianity to Africa and the Pacific Islands. John Williams, a missionary, was killed and eaten by cannibals in 1839 in Erromanga, in the New Hebrides.

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Summary

Object No.

H4686

Object Statement

Ship model, SS 'John Williams IV', London Missionary Society steamer

Physical Description

Ship model, SS "John Williams IV", London Missionary Society steamer

This is a model of the London Missionary Society's steamer "John Williams IV " which sailed from Sydney to New Guinea and the South Seas for many years. The hull of this ship model contains a marine tubular boiler driving a high pressure engine . Details include anchors and winch, masts and rigging, capstan, bollards, ventilators, hatches, companionways, navigation lights, wheelhouse with ship's wheel and binnacle, single funnel with steam whistle and safety valve extension pipe, 2 covered ship's boats in davits, and 2 covered ship's launches in davits. Single screw with 3-bladed propeller. Finished in pink and white, and mounted on a wood base.

Marks

Stern : JOHN WILLIAMS / LONDON
Bow : JOHN WILLIAMS

Short URL

https://ma.as/240492

Dimensions

Height

800 mm

Width

195 mm

Depth

1440 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1945

Acquisition Date

19 September 1945

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Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/240492 |title=Model of the SS 'John Williams IV' |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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