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Udal (Mission boat)
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The Udal was built in 1908 by William Oliver, and sailed, under Oliver's ownership, as a mission boat for the Methodist Church until it sank in July, 1909. During its brief period of use, the ship provided transport for missionaries and emergency medical transport on the mainland coast, much as the Thomas Crosby did in the same region in later years. A lay missionary, C.W. Webber, sailed with the ship, and may have been part of a mission reporting to the Bella Bella District of the Methodist Church.