| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Polly |
| Owner | John Mather |
| Launched | 1764 at Shoreham |
| Renamed | Irwin, Weir, and London (1784) |
| Fate | Wrecked, 9 October 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 300 (bm) |
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London was a British merchant ship, built in 1764 in Sussex, England, as Polly, and later Irwin, Weir and London. She was wrecked near Ilfracombe on 9 October 1796 on a voyage from Saint Lucia bringing French prisoners of war as well as gold treasure. There is continuing international debate over the origin of bones found in a mass grave at the wreck site and, if determined, where they should be interred.