John C. Munro was an iron full-rigged ship built in 1862 by James Laing, Sunderland.

[1][2] She was launched on 8 November at the shipyard of James Laing in Sunderland, for George Lawson Munro & Company, London.

(Former Captain of Lahloo) Of the 64 shares issued in the vessel John C. Munro, 32 were owned by the Killick Martin & Company's joint managing owners James Killick, James Henry Martin and David William Richie.

[3][4] Sailings recorded for Killick Martin & Company include transits to Hong Kong, Amoy (Xiamen), New York, Bremen, Valparaiso, Liverpool, Queenstown, Bangkok, Chittagong, Cardiff, Pitcairn Island, Melbourne and Victoria.

Captain Edward Julius Hellgren, Helsingborg, owner of a 11/30 part was appointed master of the ship.