John Williams (ship)
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_PY0584_(cropped).jpg) John Williams in 1845 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | John Williams |
| Namesake | The missionary John Williams |
| Owner | London Missionary Society |
| Operator | London Missionary Society |
| Cost | 6200 pounds |
| Launched | Harwich, 20 March 1844 |
| Fate | Wrecked in May 1864, Pukapuka, Cook Islands |
| Notes | 10 state rooms |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 296 tons |
| Length | 103 ft (31 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.52 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Crew | 27 |
John Williams was a missionary ship under the command of Captain Robert Clark Morgan (1798–1864) and owned by the London Missionary Society (LMS). She was named after John Williams (1796–1839), a missionary who had been active in the South Pacific.[1]
She was paid for by the contribution of English school children.[2]
She sank in 50 fathoms after drifting onto a reef at Danger Island (Pukapuka) on 16 May 1864. The passengers and crew were rescued.[1]
Six more John Williams ships successively operated in the Pacific as part of the LMS's missionary work, the last, John Williams VII, being built in 1962 and decommissioned in 1968.[3]
