The John G. Whilldin was a 19th-century Pennsylvania pilot schooner built in 1839 by the Joseph Vogle shipyard of Southwark, Philadelphia.

Pilot boat John G. Whilldin was launched on August 1, 1839, from the shipyard of Joseph Vogle, from Southwark, Philadelphia.

[2] On September 20, 1861, lying at the Breakwater during a fierce storm, Christopher Eldridge was on the pilot boat John G. Whilldin when lightning hit the mast as he was leaning against the mainmast watching the storm, which killed him instantly.

[3] Captain Humphrey Hughes was the pilot on the Whilldin when it was capsized on November 29, 1870, as it was caught up with heavy breakers.

[4] On May 4, 1876, pilot boat Johnn G. Whilldin sailed through a lot cases of coal oil near Cape May and was able to pick up 86 cases, containing two tin cans each of five gallons, making 860 gallons of refined petroleum.

As a result, the board recognized four pilot boats, the E. C. Knight, John G. Whilldin, Enoch Turley and Christian Bergh.