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.

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HMS Supply canonical 5

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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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Lady Penrhyn (ship) convoyCompanions HMS Supply
subject surface form: Lady Penrhyn
Golden Grove (ship) partOfConvoyWith HMS Supply
subject surface form: Golden Grove