Several vessels have been named ''Anna'': * was a merchant vessel originally employed as a collier taking coal from

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chartered her in 1739 and subsequently purchased her to carry additional stores for the squadron of Commodore George Anson on his voyage around the world in 1740–44. She was often referred to as 'Anna Pink', as a 'Pink' is a type of ship with a narrow stern. She was scuttled on 18 August 1742 in Cumberland Bay, Juan Fernández. * was a small schooner of 50 tons ( bm), launched at Liverpool in 1789. She was wrecked on the coast of North Africa in 1789 at the outset of her first enslaving voyage. Captain James Irving and his crew were themselves enslaved; they were released some 16 month later. * was launched at Bombay. She was often called ''Bombay Anna'' to distinguish her from ''Bengal'' ''Anna'' . ''Bombay Anna'' made two voyages for the British

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(EIC). She was lost at sea in 1816. * was launched at

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in 1793. She was often called ''Bengal Anna'' to distinguish her from ''Bombay'' Anna. ''Bengal Anna'' made three voyages for the

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(EIC). She was lost on the coast of

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c.1811, after participating in a military expedition.

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