Vere (1811 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Vere
Builder	Chester
Launched	1811
Fate	Grounded and condemned 1843
General characteristics
Class and type	Barque
Tons burthen	440,[1] or 445, or 460 (bm)

The barque Vere was launched in Chester in 1811 as a West Indiaman. She also traded with Africa and Canada. She was last listed in 1842.

Career

Vere first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1811.[1]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1811	T.Clegg	France & Co.	Liverpool–Jamaica	LR
1813	T.Clegg	Fletcher & Co.	Liverpool–Jamaica	LR
1815	T.Clegg J.Dawson	Fletcher & Co.	Liverpool–Jamaica Liverpool–New York	LR
1818	J.Asker R.Allen	Fletcher & Co.	Liverpool–Jamaica	LR; Large repair 1817
1828	R.Allen Arrowsmith	Fletcher & Co.	Liverpool–Jamaica	LR; damages repaired 1820 & small repair 1824
1829	J.Cudd	Tobin & Co.	Liverpool–Africa	LR; damages repaired 1820 & small repair 1824
1831	J.Cudd J.Griffith	Tobin & Co.	Liverpool–Africa	LR; damages repaired 1820 & small repair 1824 and 1830
1832	J.Griffith Hemmingway	Tobin & Co.	Liverpool–Africa	LR; damages repaired 1820 & small repair 1824 and 1830

Vere, Hemmingway, master, arrived at San Fernando do Po on 24 August from Bonny. She sailed from there on 5 September and arrived back at Liverpool around 24 November. Coming into San Fernando do Po she struck several times on the bar and was leaky when she left.[2]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1834	Larkman
1839	Casseidy J.Wills	G.Castle Silby & Sons	London Poole–Quebec	LR; large repair 1840

On 27 October 1840 Vere ran aground on Hamilton's Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[3] She had to be lightened to be gotten off.

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1840	J.Wills	Selby & Son	Poole–Quebec	LR; large repair 1840 and damages repaired 1841
1842	Badcock	Selby & Son	Poole–Quebec Poole–New Brunswick	LR; large repair 1840 and damages repaired 1841

Fate

On 29 March 1843 in a heavy snowstorm, Vere ran aground on Herd Harbour Point, Campbell's Islands, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached on Sandy Island, where she was condemned. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Saint John, New Brunswick.[4][5]

Citations

LR (1811), Supple. pages "U", Seq.No.U22.
"Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), 25 November 1831; Issue 1073.
"Ship News". The Standard. No. 5104. London. 28 October 1840.
"St. Andrew's, N.B." Lloyd's List. No. 9103. London. 15 May 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Shipwreck of Thirty-Six Vessels". The Sun. No. 15829. London. 17 May 1843. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[LR1811-1] LR (1811), Supple. pages "U", Seq.No.U22.

[2] "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), 25 November 1831; Issue 1073.

[S281040-3] "Ship News". The Standard. No. 5104. London. 28 October 1840.

[4] "St. Andrew's, N.B." Lloyd's List. No. 9103. London. 15 May 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Shipwreck of Thirty-Six Vessels". The Sun. No. 15829. London. 17 May 1843. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.