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.
Career Vere first entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1781, with the notation that she had been Fanny.LR (1781), Seq.No.V125. The entry for that year for Fanny had the annotation "Now the Vere, Carr".LR (1781), Seq.No.F38.
Fanny Fanny first appeared in LR in 1776.LR (1776), Seq.No.M35.
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 CarrR.Murray Long&Co.Cox & Co. London–JamaicaLondon–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 1793.
In December 1794, Vere was transporting French prisoners from Jamaica to England. After she had separated from her convoy, the prisoners were able to seize her. They then sailed her to Georgetown, South Carolina, and then Charleston. Judge Thomas Bee, of the United States District Court of South Carolina, ruled on 22 January 1795, that the Court did not have the power to order restitution, and that the French captors had the right to depart unmolested.Case No. 11,670:Reid v. The Vere.
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