Indian Chief (1796 ship)

Indian Chief was an American vessel that appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1797 but was destroyed in a fire in that year.
On 18 January 1797 "Indian Chief", Shaw, master, was at Falmouth when she caught fire. She had a cargo of 1200 casks of pilchards that she was to take to the Straits of Gibraltar. She and her cargo were totally destroyed but due to the assistance of the officers and men of , all aboard were saved. "Indian Chief" had come from Cornwall.