British Other Vessels transport 'Supply' (1759)

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Supply
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.4.1759	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.5.1759	BWAS-1714
Launched	5.10.1759	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Bird	BWAS-1714
Category	Other Vessels	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Transport	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.7.1792	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck79' 10"Imperial Feet24.0792
Length of Keel64' 11"Imperial Feet19.5136
Breadth79' 10"Imperial Feet24.0792
Depth in Hold11' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen174 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1759Broadside Weight = 7.5 Imperial Pound ( 3.4014 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1786Broadside Weight = 30 Imperial Pound ( 13.605 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
175914Establishment as TransportBWAS-1714
178655Establishment as Armed TenderBWAS-1714

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1787 - 21.4.1792LieutenantHenry Lidgbird Ball (1756-1818)BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1760Transport at Deptford until 1786BWAS-1714
10.1786coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3435.0.0dBWAS-1714
27.10.1786Refitted as a 4 gun Unrated Tender
12.5.1787Sailed with the first fleet of convicts for New South WalesBWAS-1714
10.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
18.1.1788Arrived at Botany BayBWAS-1714
21.4.1792Arrived at Plymouth and Paid offBWAS-1714
17.7.1792Sold for £500, becoming a Thames Collier Thomas and NancyBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
13.5.1787-20.1.1788	First Fleet to Australia	Arthur Phillip (1738-1814)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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