Biscayneer (ship)

Two vessels have been named Biscayneer, which generally means a sailor or a ship from Biscay:

• Biscayneer (1779 ship) was a cutter launched in 1779. From at least 1781 on she was a privateer based in Dartmouth, Devon. She captured or recaptured several vessels before her owner-captain sold her in 1783. New owners renamed her Retreat. She was last listed in 1784.
• Biscayneer (1783 ship) was a brig launched in 1776 in Spain, almost certainly under another name. She first appeared as Biscayneer in 1783. She traded between Dartmouth, Devon and Newfoundland. She suffered two major maritime incidents, one in 1786 and a second in 1789. She was last listed in 1800, but apparently had not sailed since early 1796.