Master                Richard Andrew of Staithes

Mate                   John Andrew of Staithes

Seamen              Newark Andrew of Staithes

                           Newark Lewis of Staithes

Servants             2 names unknown

Caledonian Mercury - 6 May 1771 

1773

In 1773, John is now the Master, with John Potts acting as Mate. He has crewed on several of Richard's ships and is likely to have been an experienced sailor. There is no sign of Newark; His wife has just given birth, so possibly he is closer to home, or he could be on board another ship.

Muster Roll 5310             1st March – 30^th October 1773

Master                John Andrew of Staithes

Mate                   Michael Potts of Redcar

Seamen             John Hardick of Whitby

     2 unnamed.

1774

In 1774 the Muster provides a little more information and it can be determined that the ship sailed on an eighteen month voyage from Shields to Liverpool, where the Mate departed and a new one joined. It then sailed on to Naples, Italy, where that Mate departed and yet another joined. Finally, the boat sailed to Holland, perhaps en-route to Shields, where it was lost on the Dutch coast on 26th September 1775.

The crew presumably made a safe return home eventually and indications are that the ship may also have been recovered, as not only do the entries continue in the Lloyds Registers until 1780, there is a report in the Hampshire Chronicle for 6th January 1777 to the extent that the Love & Unity has sailed from Portsmouth for Harwich.

There are other inconsistencies, which cannot be explained. The Lloyds Register for 1776, records the ship condition as A1 and rather than E1 but there is no accompanying reference made, concerning any improvements made, although a new survey was carried out in 1774. It records the Master as J. Anderson and states that the ship was made in Scarborough, rather than Whitby. Other factors such as tonnage, draught and year of build are consistent with earlier entries and the sailing route to Naples complies with the Ship's Muster detail and of course, the Ships Muster records beyond doubt that it is one and the same ship.

In the subsequent registers, the ship's condition returns to EI, maybe as a result of damage done when it ran aground and the further survey carried out in September 1777.

So, all the evidence points to the fact that the ship was indeed recovered and return to it's former trade between London & Rotterdam.

Muster Roll 5720            20^th April 1774 to 17^th November 1775

Owner Richard Andrew

Master  John Andrew     Shields 20 April 1774 to Holland 14 November 1775

Mate     James Natters    Shields 20 April 1774 to Liverpool 26 August 1774

             Thomas Brown  Liverpool 20 Nov 1774 to Naples 16 Feb 1775

             Thomas Batty    Naples 29 May 1775 to Holland 26 Sept 1775

Seamen - 3 unnamed on each leg of the journey

The vessel was lost on the Holland coast on 14^th November 1775

1776

Lloyds Register for 1776

Type – Brig

Master  J. Anderson 

110 tons, Single deck with beams, 11 ft. draught when fully laden

Built Scarborough in 1765 Should this be Whitby, which is interested where the owner’s name should be?

Owner (See comment above)

Sailing ? to Naples (This ties in with the ship’s muster.)

Condition A1 – First class vessel and the materials are well found (1^st class) Can carry a dry cargo.

Last surveyed in 1774.

Hampshire Chronicle 16th December 1776

1777

Hampshire Chronicle 6 Jan 1777

Was the vessel recovered from the Dutch coast, or were the authorities just very slow in updating their records, as the following entries are the entries in the Loyds Registers for 1778, 1779 & 1780?

1778

Lloyds Register of Shipping Entry for 1778

Type – Brig

Master  John Andrew

110 tons, Single deck with beams, 11 ft. draught when fully laden

Built Whitby in 1765

Owner Richard Andrew

Sailing   London to Rotterdam

Condition E1 – Second class vessel but the materials are well found (1^st class) Can carry a dry cargo.

Last surveyed in September the previous year – 1777, which had downgraded the vessel from A1 to E1.

1779

1779 – Lloyds Register of Shipping

Type – Brig

Master  John Andrew

110 tons, Single deck with beams, 11 ft. draught when fully laden

Built Whitby in 1765

Owner Richard Andrew

Sailing   London to Rotterdam

Condition E1 Last surveyed 1777

1780

Loyds Register of Shipping 1780

No details changed

Loyds Register of Shipping 1781

Not listed