| John Prie | |
| Death Date: | 1727 |
| Death Place: | Execution Dock |
| Death Cause: | Hanged |
| Occupation: | Pirate |
| Criminal Charge: | Murder and piracy |
| Criminal Penalty: | Death by hanging |
| Base Of Operations: | Caribbean |
| Commands: | Young Lawrence |
John Prie (died 1727) was a minor pirate in the Caribbean.
In 1727 Prie and some associates staged a mutiny aboard the Dutch-flagged ship Young Lawrence during a cruise in the West Indies. Prie murdered the Captain and declared himself Master of the ship. The mutineers were caught and tried in London. Prie tried to frame fellow sailor John Ashley for the murder, who responded with a profanity-laced tirade.[1] Prie was convicted for both murder and piracy and sentenced to hang.[2] He was hanged at Execution Dock, then gibbeted[3] in chains opposite the town of Woolwich in July 1727.[4]