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]
General specificationsedit
John Williams was launched at Harwich on 20 March 1844.
She was of 296 tons and had a length of 103 feet (31 meters) and beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.52 meters). The depth of her hold was 16 feet (4.9 meters). She had 10 state rooms.
A medal was issued commemorating her first three-year voyage and an example of this is held at the Royal Museum of Greenwich.[4]
john, williams, ship, other, ships, with, same, name, list, ships, named, john, williams, john, williams, missionary, ship, under, command, captain, robert, clark, morgan, 1798, 1864, owned, london, missionary, society, named, after, john, williams, 1796, 1839. For other ships with the same name see List of ships named John Williams 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 John Williams in 1845History NameJohn Williams NamesakeThe missionary John Williams OwnerLondon Missionary Society OperatorLondon Missionary Society Cost6200 pounds LaunchedHarwich 20 March 1844 FateWrecked in May 1864 Pukapuka Cook Islands Notes10 state rooms General characteristics Tonnage296 tons Length103 ft 31 m Beam24 ft 8 in 7 52 m Depth of hold16 ft 4 9 m PropulsionSails Crew27 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 General specifications editJohn Williams was launched at Harwich on 20 March 1844 She was of 296 tons and had a length of 103 feet 31 meters and beam of 24 feet 8 inches 7 52 meters The depth of her hold was 16 feet 4 9 meters She had 10 state rooms A medal was issued commemorating her first three year voyage and an example of this is held at the Royal Museum of Greenwich 4 References edit a b TOTAL WRECK OF THE JOHN WILLIAMS MISSIONARY BARQUE Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser NSW 1860 1867 NSW National Library of Australia 11 August 1864 p 2 Edition EVENING Retrieved 1 January 2016 Missionary Ships shippingwondersoftheworld Retrieved 24 March 2019 Powerhouse Museum H4686 Ship model SS John Williams IV London Missionary Society steamer Powerhouse Museum Australia Retrieved 2 July 2015 Commemorative medal depicting the John Williams Missionary ship National Maritime Museum at Greenwich Further reading editProut Ebenezer 1865 Missionary ships connected with the London Missionary Society nbsp This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Williams ship amp oldid 1192893075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
