Hello Michael, Further to my last, I have a couple of things to add: The collier Fraternity, under Edward Simmons, was reported at the Port of London from Newcastle on the 1 April 1772, and again on the 24 July. In Lloyd's Register for 1779/80, it mentions that the Providence and Mary was destined for a trip between London and Norway in that year.  Her last listing was in 1781. As most colliers, she was a brig. Finally, have you tried the Hathi Trust's Digital Library to work through the Lloyd's Registers between 1764 and 1780+?  What survives can be found on http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000057051.  The Lloyd's Lists (1744-1826) are at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000549597. Regards, PK ________________________________ From: MICHAEL MITCHESON <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 20:28 Subject: [MAR] Ships on the Tyne 1770-1783 I'm looking for three ships, "Athol", "Cygnet" both with Edward Simmons as Master.  The "Fraternity" renamed "Providence and Mary" with master and owner(1780-1783).  Any information or links would be a great help.   Michael ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message