HMS Supply
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HMS Supply was a small Royal Navy armed tender that served as the fastest and one of the most important ships of the First Fleet transporting convicts and supplies to establish the British colony at Port Jackson in 1788.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Supply canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Fleet ship
ⓘ
Royal Navy tender ⓘ |
| armament |
4‑pounder guns
ⓘ
swivel guns ⓘ |
| arrivalDate | 18 January 1788 ⓘ |
| arrivalPort | Botany Bay ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Governor Arthur Phillip
ⓘ
founding of Sydney ⓘ |
| beam | 7.9 metres ⓘ |
| captain | Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball ⓘ |
| carried |
convicts (in small number)
ⓘ
marines ⓘ provisions ⓘ stores ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wooden hull ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 50 ⓘ |
| departureDate | 13 May 1787 ⓘ |
| departurePort | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| displacement | 168 tons burthen ⓘ |
| draught | 3.3 metres ⓘ |
| fate | broken up ⓘ |
| fateDate | 1792 ⓘ |
| flagshipRole | served as primary transport for officials between settlements ⓘ |
| fleet |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet
|
| historicalSignificance | critical logistics and communication link in early New South Wales colony ⓘ |
| laidUp | after return to England ⓘ |
| length | 21.9 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | naval stores supply role ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the fastest vessel in the First Fleet
ⓘ
transporting convicts and supplies to Port Jackson in 1788 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | establishment of the British colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| role |
armed tender
ⓘ
convict transport support vessel ⓘ storeship ⓘ |
| sailPlan | brig or brigantine-rigged ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1759 ⓘ |
| speedCharacteristic | fastest ship in the First Fleet ⓘ |
| subsequentArrivalDate | 26 January 1788 ⓘ |
| subsequentArrivalPort |
Sydney Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
|
| usedFor | communications between Port Jackson and Norfolk Island ⓘ |
| voyage | England to New South Wales 1787–1788 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lady Penrhyn
subject surface form:
Golden Grove