John (ship)

Several ships have been named John:

• John (1786 ship) was launched at Newnham in 1779, possibly under another name. Between 1786 and 1798 she traded as a West Indiaman. Then she made three voyages as a slave ship, being captured on her third as she was delivering slaves to the West Indies.
• John (1790 ship) was registered in Britain in 1790. She reportedly had been launched in the United States, but where and when is currently obscure. Between 1791 and 1794 she made four voyages as a slave ship. In 1795 new owners sailed her as a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. She was last listed in 1797.
• John (1797 ship) was launched in the Netherlands in 1785, probably under another name. The British captured her in 1797. The new owners gave her the name John, and she became a merchantman. Between 1800 and 1804 she made three voyages as a slave ship. She then became a trader and transport again until a French privateer captured and burnt her in 1809.
• John (1797 slave ship) was launched in France in 1793, almost certainly under another name, and was taken in prize. She started trading as a West Indiaman, but then became a slave ship, making six complete voyages. She was lost in late 1806 on her seventh voyage. The slaves she was carrying were landed safely.
• John (1804 ship) was launched at Chepstow. She then became a West Indiaman, sailing between Bristol and Jamaica. In 1826 she started sailing to Bengal under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She was wrecked on 30 June 1827 on such a voyage.
• John (1809 ship) was launched at Chester in 1809 as a West Indiaman. Between 1827 and 1833 she made three voyages to New South Wales and two to Van Diemen's Land transporting convicts. Thereafter she traded between the United Kingdom and North America. She was wrecked in May 1855 with heavy loss of life while carrying migrants from Plymouth to Quebec.
• John (1811 ship) was launched at Deptford in 1811.
• John (1811 Quebec ship) was launched at Quebec in 1811.