Life-Line (mission boat)
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Life-Line was a Baptist missionary boat used to conduct ministry work in the Coos Bay
region of southwestern Oregon
, United States, from 1914 to 1923.
. The vessel was 40 feet (12.19 m) long, propeller-driven, with a 24 horsepower gasoline engine.
, under command of Captain Lund who was operating the vessel with a deckhand. Life Line foundered off the coast, just south of Neahkahnie
, and Captain Lund and the deckhand swam to shore. The vessel washed ashore and was later covered by the sand, where it was forgotten until 1949, when a bulldozer uncovered the wreck.
Coos Bay, Oregon
Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The city borders the city of North Bend, and together they are often referred to as one entity called either Coos Bay-North Bend or the Bay Area...
region of southwestern Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States, from 1914 to 1923.
Construction
Life-Line was designed by George H. Hitchings and built at Coos Bay for Reverend G. L. Hall of the American Baptist Publication SocietyAmerican Baptist Churches USA
The American Baptist Churches USA is a Baptist Christian denomination within the United States. The denomination maintains headquarters in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The organization is usually considered mainline, although varying theological and mission emphases may be found among its...
. The vessel was 40 feet (12.19 m) long, propeller-driven, with a 24 horsepower gasoline engine.
Operations
Once complete, "this little ship, under zealot Captain Lund, ran up and down the coast for the Baptist Missionary Society, saving the souls of erring seamen and longshoremen alike."Sinking
On June 5, 1923, Life-Line was being taken north from Coos Bay to Kelso, WashingtonKelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
, under command of Captain Lund who was operating the vessel with a deckhand. Life Line foundered off the coast, just south of Neahkahnie
Neahkahnie Mountain
Neahkahnie Mountain is a mountain on the Oregon Coast, north of Manzanita in Oswald West State Park overlooking U.S. Route 101. The peak is part of the Northern Oregon Coast Range, which is part of the Oregon Coast Range...
, and Captain Lund and the deckhand swam to shore. The vessel washed ashore and was later covered by the sand, where it was forgotten until 1949, when a bulldozer uncovered the wreck.