Andrew Marvel (1812 ship)

Andrew Marvel (or Andrew Marvell) was launched at Hull in 1812. From 1812 to 1835 she was a Greenland whaler, hunting the right and the bowhead whale. Thereafter she became a merchantman. She foundered in September 1843 while on a voyage from Kingston-on-Hull to Saint John, New Brunswick.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Andrew Marvel
Namesake: Andrew Marvell
Builder: Richardson, Hull[1]
Launched: 1812
Fate: Foundered September 1843
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 377,[2] or 379[3](bm)
Complement: 41 (1821)
Armament: 8 × 9-pounder carronades[2]

Greenland whaler

Andrew Marvell first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with T. Orton, master, Marshall, owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait.[2]

The following data are from Coltish:[4]

Year Master Where Whales Tuns whale oil Notes
1812 Orton 14 150
1813 Orton Davis Strait 3 41
1814 Orton Greenland 11 164
1815 Orton Davis Strait 5 76
1816 Orton Davis Strait 17 241
1817 Orton Davis Strait 4 59
1818 Orton Davis Strait 5 73
1819 Orton Davis Strait 14 182 Orton was whaling in the vicinity of South-East Bay, the southern end of Disko Bay. The weather was much severer than in 1818.[5]
1820 Orton Davis Strait 10 129
1821 Orton Greenland 18 216
1822 Orton Davis Strait 4 46
1823 Orton Davis Strait 27 230
1824 Blythe Davis Strait 10 150
1825 Hedon Davis Strait 11 120
1826 Silcock Davis Strait 9 134 On 1 July 1826 Cicero was wrecked in the Davis Strait. Andrew Marvel rescued her crew.[6]
1827 Silcock Davis Strait 16 189
1828 Silcock Davis Strait 10 117
1829 Orton Davis Strait 8 104
1830 Orton Davis Strait 0 0
1831 Wright Davis Strait 4 55
1832 Wright Davis Strait 31 280
1833 Wright Davis Strait 36 285 This was the greatest amount brought in by any Hull whaler between 1772 and 1852.[7]
1834 Wright Davis Strait 13 130
1835 Wright Davis Strait 2
1836 Wright Davis Strait 0 0

Merchantman

LR for 1836 showed Andrew Marvel with M. Wright, master, Hopwood, owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait, changing to Hull–America. She had had a thorough repair in 1836.[3]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1840 Chambers Hopwood Hull–Quebec LR; large repair 1826
1843 Chambers Hopwood Hull–Quebec LR; large repair 1826

Fate

On 25 September 1843 Andrew Marvel was in a sinking state at 42°N 57°W when Lotus came on the scene and rescued the crew. Andrew Marvel had been sailing from Hull to Saint John.[8] LR for 1844 carried the annotation "Lost" by her name.[9]

Citations
  1. Lloyd's Register Foundation: Report of survey for Andrew Marvel, 10 December 1834 – accessed 21 May 2019.
  2. LR (1812), Supple. pages "A", Seq.№A47.
  3. LR (1836), Seq.№613.
  4. Coltish (c. 1842).
  5. "Davis's Straits." Times, 3 Nov. 1819, p. 3. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 22 May 2019.
  6. Lloyd's List №6152.
  7. Munroe (1854), p. 38.
  8. "Ship News." Times, 31 Oct. 1843, p. 7. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 21 May 2019.
  9. LR (1844), Seq.№A551.

References
  • Coltish, William (c. 1842). An account of the success of the ships at the Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive.
  • Munroe, Henry (1854). Statistics of the Northern Whale Fisheries, from the Year 1772 to 1852. Journal of the Statistical Society of London. 17. pp. 34–42.
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