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HMAT Supply (1759)

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shore cover'd with wood, in the sandy beach is the appearance of a Gully or opening ... when within about 2 miles of the S.o Head saw the Supply in the Bay & soon after the 3 Transports that had been dispatch'd under the Command of the Agent. The Master of the Supply came on board as we approach'd the entrance, He informed us that they had only been arrived two days & the Agent one day before us & the heavy ships.
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Sunday 20th: ... aw the entrance of Botany Bay, appearing in the middle of land that shew'd like an Island lying a small distance from the shore, We saw the neck of land by which it is joined to the other land when 8 or 9 miles to the S.oward of the entrance of Botany Bay, it has a sandy beach, the
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A number of David Blackburn's letters to family and friends have survived. These letters describe the events of the voyage and the early days of settlement, including Blackburn's participation in the expedition to Norfolk Island to establish a settlement there in February 1788.
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tons (bm) to be built in four months at £8.80 per ton. In practice, construction took about five months from the laying of the keel on 1 May 1759 to launch on 5 October. As built, the vessel was also larger than designed, measuring 174
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In February 1788 the Supply sailed to Norfolk Island to establish a penal settlement. Blackburn visited Norfolk Island again in September 1788 commanding the transport Golden Grove...
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tons (bm) and with a length overall of 79 ft 4 in (24.2 m), a beam of 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m), and a hold depth of 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m).
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William Bradley served in the Royal Navy for 42 years sailed with the First Fleet in May 1787 following his appointment to First Lieutenant on board HMS
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When the Bay was quite open, we discovered the Supply & the three Transports at Anchor, the former had Arrivd the 18th. & the latter the 19th.
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was designed in 1759 by shipwright Thomas Slade, as a yard craft for the ferrying of naval supplies. Construction was contracted to Henry Bird of
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was used to transport naval supplies between the Thames and Channel ports from 1759 to 1786. Throughout this period, she was based at
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in 1790, she became the colony's only link with the outside world. On 17 April 1790, she was sent to
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Her initial complement was 14 men, rising to 55 when converted to an armed tender for the
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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for supplies, returning on 19 September, her captain having chartered a Dutch vessel,
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The Admiralty sold her at auction in July 1792 and her new owners renamed her
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after the original Botany Bay landing was found unsuitable for settlement.
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John Hunter sailed with the First Fleet as second captain on board HMS
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The Admiralty in October 1793 purchased the American mercantile ship
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After the establishment of the initial settlement at Port Jackson,
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during a voyage to New South Wales, May 1787 – March 1791
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As one of 2 Royal Navy escorts to the First Fleet, she left
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that played an important part in the foundation of the
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left Port Jackson on 26 November 1791 and sailed via
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As armed tender: 4 × 3-pounder guns, 4 × 12-pounder
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Index

HMS Supply

Sydney Harbour
Royal Navy Ensign (1707–1801)
Great Britain
Rotherhithe
bm
swivels
carronades

Henry Lidgbird Ball

David Blackburn
Royal Navy
armed tender
Colony of New South Wales
HMS Supply (1793)
Rotherhithe
brig
cannons
swivel guns
carronades
First Fleet
Deptford Dockyard
Spithead
Botany Bay
William Bradley
John Hunter
HMS Sirius
Arthur Phillip

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