Vere (1781 ship)

Captain John Carr and his Ship Vere, in two positions off the Eddystone Lighthouse; Francis Holman, 1782
History
Great Britain
NameVere
BuilderThames
Launched1774
CapturedDecember 1794
FateLast listed in 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen380, or 400 (bm)
Armament
  • 1781
    • Fanny:2 × 9-pounder + 16 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns
    • Vere:26 × 6-pounder guns

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. In 1794, she was on her way from Jamaica to London with French prisoners who captured her and took her into South Carolina. She was last listed in 1796.