Ann (ship)

Ann or Anne has been a popular name for ships.

• Anne was a merchant ship of about 140 tons burthen that in 1623, along with Little James, delivered a large contingent of new settlers to Plymouth Colony.
• Ann (1797 ship) was built in Batavia in 1797. She came into British hands and made a voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1809 she made a voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales. On her return voyage she carried cargo for the EIC from Calcutta to London. She then became a West Indiaman, trading between London and Jamaica. Later she traded with Australia and India, and is last listed c.1865.
• Anne (1799 ship), also known as Ann, was a Spanish ship that the British had captured in 1799. The British Navy Board engaged her to transport convicts from Cork in Ireland to New South Wales in Australia for one voyage from 1800 to 1801. During this voyage she was possibly present, although she did not participate, in a notable action against a squadron of three French frigates. She then made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC).
• Ann (1801 ship) was launched at Rotherhithe in the River Thames in 1801. She made eight voyages for the British East India Company (EIC) as an "extra ship", i.e., under charter, between 1801 and 1817. After 1817 she traded with India for some time and she was last listed in 1826.
• Ann (1810 ship), of 123 tons (bm), was launched at Fowey as a packet sailing for the Post Office Packet Service. In 1813 an American privateer captured her, the Royal Navy recaptured her, and a second American privateer captured her.
• Anne (1948 ship) was a Norwegian ship, renamed Holmbank in 1962 after being bought by a New Zealand company. She sank after running aground near Banks Peninsula in 1962.

See also

• HMS Anne
• Hired armed brig Ann
• Hired armed cutter Ann
• Anna (ship)