Several vessels have been named for the Roman deity Mercury: * was launched on the Thames. In 1791 she made the first of two voyages as a whaler to Delagoa Bay. She was reported in February 1794 to have been lost off Mozambique while on her second voyage to the region. * Mercury (1786 ship) apparently was launched in 1786 at Topsham, but her career prior to 1790 is obscure. She initially traded with Virginia and then with the "Straits". In 1794-1795 she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). On her return she became a West Indiaman. She was lost in 1802. * was launched at Liverpool. She made 10 voyages as a slave ship before a privateer captured her on her 11th voyage. * Mercury (1793 ship) * Mercury (1806 ship) was launched at Calcutta. She may have made one voya
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