# 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 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.

## Greenland whaler

Thomas Richardson built Andrew Marvel on the lines of the whaler Isabella that he had built in 1786.
Andrew Marvell first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with T. Orton, master, Marshall, owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait.
The following data are primarily from Coltish:
| 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) | |
| 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. |
In 1819, a record 65 whalers sailed from Hull. Andrew Marvel sold for £7,800, complete, but net of outfitting for the coming season. She was the first whaler to return; she had left the ice on 8 July and arrived back at Hull on 12 August.
| Year | Master | Where | Whales | Tuns whale oil | Notes |
| 1820 | Orton | Davis Strait | 10 | 129 | |
| 1821 | Orton | Greenland | 18 | 216 | 12 tons of whale bone |
| 1822 | Orton | Davis Strait | 4 | 46 | |
| 1823 | Orton | Davis Strait | 27 | 230 | 271½ cwt of |
| 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. The crew were later distributed among the other vessels in the fleet. |
| 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. |
| 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.
| 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 / ﻿42°N 57°W﻿ / 42; -57 when Lotus came on the scene and rescued the crew. Andrew Marvel had been sailing from Hull to Saint John. LR for 1844 carried the annotation "Lost" by her name.

## Citations

* ↑ Lloyd's Register Foundation: Report of survey for Andrew Marvel, 10 December 1834 – accessed 21 May 2019.
* 1 2 MacGregor (1984), p. 26.
* 1 2 3 LR (1812), Supple. pages "A", Seq.№A47.
* 1 2 Lubbock (1937), p. 190.
* 1 2 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.