Vere (1811 ship)

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

Vere in a gale off Anglesey, 1833.[a] By Samuel Walters.[b]
History
United Kingdom
NameVere
BuilderChester
Launched1811
FateGrounded and condemned 1843
General characteristics
Class and typeBarque
Tons burthen440,[1] or 445, or 460 (bm)

The barque Vere was launched in Chester, England, in 1811 as a West Indiaman. She later traded with Africa and Canada. She was last listed in 1842 as she grounded and was condemned in early 1843.

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

On 26 September 1820, Vere, Allen, master, was arriving at Liverpool from Jamaica when she ran ashore on the bank near the Duke's Dock. She was got off the next day after she had discharged part of her cargo, and was brought into the dock.[2][3]

On 25 October 1824, Vere, Robert Allen, master, imported merchandise with an invoice value of £2115 8s 4d to the port of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
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 Fernando Po on 24 August 1831 from Bonny. She sailed from there on 5 September and arrived back at Liverpool around 24 November. Coming into Fernando Po she struck several times on the bar and was leaky when she left.[4]

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.[5] 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. She was refloated but subsequently had to be beached on Sandy Island, where she was condemned. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Saint John, New Brunswick.[6][7] Her crew were saved.

Notes

  1. ^ At the time of this painting (1833), Vere was still in service and made one round trip that year from Liverpool to West African ports; she sailed on 12 March 1833, and returned on 24 October. Anglesey is on the shipping track for those voyages. There was another barque "Vere" at the same time, built in 1833 at Sunderland, but she made her first departure from London for Jamaica on or about 6 October 1833, and would not have been in the Anglesey area.
  2. ^ Samuel Walters was a painter based in Liverpool, and Vere, was both owned and registered there.

Citations

  1. ^ a b LR (1811), Supple. pages "U", Seq.No.U22.
  2. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 5529. 29 September 1820. p. 2. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105226344.
  3. ^ "Imports: West Indies". Liverpool Mercury. No. 487. 29 September 1820. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), 25 November 1831; Issue 1073.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 5104. London. 28 October 1840.
  6. ^ "St. Andrew's, N.B." Lloyd's List. No. 9103. London. 15 May 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Shipwreck of Thirty-Six Vessels". The Sun. No. 15829. London. 17 May 1843. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.