Andrew Marvel (or Andrew Marvell) was launched at Hull in 1812. From 1812 to 1835 she was a Greenland whaler, hunting bowhead whales in the northern whale fishery. Thereafter she became a merchantman. She foundered in September 1843 while on a voyage from Hull to Saint John, New Brunswick.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Andrew Marvel |
| Namesake | Andrew Marvell |
| Builder | Thomas Richardson, Hull[1][2] |
| Launched | 1812 |
| Fate | Foundered September 1843 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 377,[3][4] or 379[5](bm) |
| Complement | 41 (1821) |
| Armament | 8 × 9-pounder carronades[3][4] |
Greenland whaler
editThomas Richardson built Andrew Marvel on the lines of the whaler Isabella that he had built in 1786.[2]
Andrew Marvell first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with T. Orton, master, Marshall, owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait.[3]
The following data are primarily from Coltish:[6]
| 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 (600 butts[7]) | |
| 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.[8] |
In 1819, a record 65 whalers sailed from Hull. Andrew Marvel sold for £7,800, complete, but net of outfitting for the coming season.[9] She was the first whaler to return; she had left the ice on 8 July and arrived back at Hull on 12 August.[10]
| Year | Master | Where | Whales | Tuns whale oil | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | Orton | Davis Strait | 10 | 129 | |
| 1821 | Orton | Greenland | 18 | 216 | 12 tons of whale bone[11] |
| 1822 | Orton | Davis Strait | 4 | 46 | |
| 1823 | Orton | Davis Strait | 27 | 230 | 271½ cwt of [12] |
| 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.[13] The crew were later distributed among the other vessels in the fleet.[14] |
| 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.[15] |
| 1834 | Wright | Davis Strait | 13 | 130 | |
| 1835 | Wright | Davis Strait | 2 | ||
| 1836 | Wright | Davis Strait | 0 | 0 |
Merchantman
editLR 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.[5]
| 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
editOn 25 September 1843 Andrew Marvel was in a sinking state at 42°N 57°W / 42°N 57°W when Lotus came on the scene and rescued the crew. Andrew Marvel had been sailing from Hull to Saint John.[16] LR for 1844 carried the annotation "Lost" by her name.[17]
Citations
edit- ^ Lloyd's Register Foundation: Report of survey for Andrew Marvel, 10 December 1834 – accessed 21 May 2019.
- ^ a b MacGregor (1984), p. 26.
- ^ a b c LR (1812), Supple. pages "A", Seq.№A47.
- ^ a b Lubbock (1937), p. 190.
- ^ a b LR (1836), Seq.№613.
- ^ Coltish (c. 1842).
- ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 203.
- ^ "Davis's Straits." Times, 3 Nov. 1819, p. 3. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 22 May 2019.
- ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 210.
- ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 211.
- ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 228.
- ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 255.
- ^ Lloyd's List №6152.
- ^ Lubbock (1937), p. 262.
- ^ Munroe (1854), p. 38.
- ^ "Ship News." Times, 31 Oct. 1843, p. 7. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed 21 May 2019.
- ^ LR (1844), Seq.№A551.
References
edit- Coltish, William (c. 1842). An account of the success of the ships at the Greenland and Davis Straits fisheries 1772-1842 inclusive.
- Lubbock, Basil (1937). Arctic Whalers. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson.
- MacGregor, David R. (1984). Merchant sailing ships, 1815-1850: Supremacy of sail. Conway Marine. ISBN 9780870219412.
- Munroe, Henry (1854). "Statistics of the Northern Whale Fisheries, from the Year 1772 to 1852". Journal of the Statistical Society of London. 17 (1): 34–42. doi:10.2307/2338354. JSTOR 2338354.