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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]
In 1848, John Stanton Williams (c. 1810–1876) and Stephen Barker Guion (1820-1885) formed the New York firm of Williams and Guion to operate the Black Star Line of sailing packets on the Liverpool-Queenstown-New York route. [5] In 1852, Guion relocated to Liverpool as the firm's agent while Williams remained in New York. [5]
Seven ships have been named John Williams after the missionary John Williams. All were owned and operated as missionary ships by the London Missionary Society, and were funded by donations from children. [1] John Williams (ship), a barque, [2] launched in 1844 and wrecked in 1864 off Pukapuka, Cook Islands. [1]
Williams and Guion was formed by John Stanton Williams and Stephen Barker Guion (1820–1885) in 1848. [1] [3] Guion moved to Liverpool in 1852 and acted as the line's agent. Williams remained in New York City. [1] In 1853 Guion's older brother, William Howe Guion joined the New York City office. [1] In 1866, Stephen Guion became a British citizen.
As Williams said later, "She had sustained no injury whatever". 2000 natives hauled her out and put her back into the sea. This delayed Williams' plans to visit Samoa for some months as all the parts of the ship, the store, masts, rigging, blocks, pitch, and copper were strewn over a wide area and had to be collected for the repair.
Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8. Winfield, Rif. British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates, pub Seaforth, 2007, ISBN 1-86176-295-X
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The Intrepid-class ships of the line were a class of fifteen 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. His design, approved on 18 December 1765, was slightly smaller than Sir Thomas Slade's contemporary Worcester-class design of the same year, against which it was evaluated competitively. Following the prototype ...