Andrew Marvel (ship)

Last updated March 15, 2023

Several vessels have been named Andrew Marvel.

Andrew Marvel (1812 ship) (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.
Andrew Marvel was a trawler of 285 GRT launched in 1812. Between February 1815 and 1819 she served the United Kingdom's Admiralty as a hired armed trawler, serving as a minesweeper. She was armed with a 12-pounder gun. She served in the Mediterranean.

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