Vere (1781 ship)

Vere was a British ship launched in 1774 as Fanny, and was renamed in 1781. She spent much of her career, under either name, as a West Indiaman. She was last listed in 1796.

For other ships with the same name, see Fanny (ship) and Vere (ship).

History
Great Britain
Name:	Vere
Builder:	Thames
Launched:	1774
Fate:	Last listed in 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen:	380, or 400[1][2] (bm)
Armament:	1781 Fanny:2 × 9-pounder + 16 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns[2] Vere:26 × 6-pounder guns[1]

Career

Vere first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1781, with the notation that she had been Fanny.[1] The entry for that year for Fanny had the annotation "Now the Vere, Carr".[2]

Fanny

Fanny first appeared in LR in 1776.[3]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1776	D.Sinclair	Currie & Co.	London—Jamaica	LR
1781	D.Sinclair	Ewer & Co	Transport London	LR

Vere

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1781	John Carr	Long & Co.	London–Jamaica	LR
1790	Jn Carr R.Murray	Long&Co. Cox & Co.	London–Jamaica London–Grenada	LR; damages repaired 1784 and thorough repair 1790
1796	R.Murray	Cox & Co.	London–Grenada	LR; damages repaired 1784 and thorough repair 1790

Fate

Vere was last listed in 1796, though the last mention of Vere, Murray, master, in ship arrival and departure data occurred in 1992.

Citations

1. LR (1781), Seq.No.V125.
2. 'LR (1781), Seq.No.F38.
3. LR (1776), Seq.No.M35.