HMS St John (1764)

A plaque in Fort Wolcott on Goat Island commemorating the attack on St John

HMS St John was a 8-gun schooner of the British Royal Navy best known for her involvement in the American Revolution, when she was attacked by colonists in Newport, Rhode Island intent on protecting their involvement in smuggling.[1]

  1. ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 1 AMERICAN THEATRE: Dec. 1, 1774–Sept. 2, 1775 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Dec. 6, 1774–Aug. 9, 1775" (PDF). United States government Printing Office. Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via American Naval Records Society.