History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Johanna |
Namesake | Anjouan |
Fate | Wrecked 8 June 1682 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 515,[2] or 600 (bm) |
Complement | 110 |
Armament | 36 |
Johanna (or Joanna) was an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC), possibly named for the island of Anjouan, then known as Johanna. She made five voyages for the EIC between c. 1671 and 1681, On her sixth voyage she became the first Indiaman lost on the South African coast when she wrecked on 8 June 1682.