HMS+Supply


 * HMS SUPPLY**

HMS Supply was a ship which didn’t carry a lot of convicts and guns, armour and cargo. It was skippered by Captain Henry Ball and it weighed 173 tons and was the smallest ship of the first fleet. HMS Supply was made in America in 1759 and was commissioned by Admiralty in October 1786. The Supply returned to England where she was renamed ‘Thomas & Nancy’. The ship seems to have carried coal on the Thames until around 1806. HMS Supply carried 50 people and was 70 feet long, it was the oldest ship of the first fleet and was built in 1759 as an armed trader of 173 tons and had also carried naval supplies between the Thames and Channel ports for 27 years. Supply left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787 and arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788. After the establishment of the initial settlement at Port Jackson she was the link between the colony and Norfolk Island, making 10 trips following the loss of HMS Sirius in 1790 she became the colonies only link with the outside world. On 17 April 1790 she went to Batavia for supplies, returned on 19 September, having charted a Dutch Vessel, the Waaksamheid to follow with more stones. Supply left Port Jackson on 26 November 1791 and sailed via Cape Horn reaching Plymouth on 21 April 1792.She was bought at auction in July 1792. ==

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By James O.
HMS SUPPLY

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Hms Supply was the oldest and smallest on the First Fleet and arrived first. Hms Supply weight 170 tons, was 70 feet long. It was built in America in 1759.

Hms Supply made ten trips to Australia .Hms Supply had 50 people on it. The captain was Captain Henry Ball. It took 8 months to get to Australia.

When it left it weighted 175 tons. It also took coal with it. A baby was bourn on Hms Supply in 1788. Some convicts were some of the worst chactrs ever sent from Great Britan. It Departed England 13th may 1787 and arrived at Port Jackson 26th Janurary 1788.

Over 252 days the First Fleet brought over 1500 men women and children to Austraila. Nine of Sydney Harbour ferries are called after the ships in the First Fleet exept Lady Penrhyn and Prince of wales.

BY James T.

Hms Supply: The Hms Supply was the smallest ship and the fastest ship of the First Fleet. It was armed with guns and cannons on a single deck and it was intended to be a support ship for the Hms Sirius. The Hms Supply was built in 1759. Records are not accurate as to where the ship was built. Some book say it was built in America and others say it was built on Thames in England. The Hms Supply was commanded by lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball. It was 170 tons. And it had two masts and carried square sails. During the trip, one of the masts brock during bad weather. It had 8 small guns each weighing 8 pounds. The Hms Supply carried 50 men. It was 21 meters long and 8 meters wide. During the trip to Australia it carried marines, doctors, carpenters, drummers and some family members.

The animals on boar included: 6 horses 5 cows 2 bulls 29 sheep 35 ducks 35 geese 209 chickens 5 rabbits 19 goats and 74 pigs The First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay but it was unsuitable to establish a base there as there was no fresh water and the soil was not good enough to grow crops.Captain Phillip decided to set again.Next sutable stop was Port Jackson. After it arrived in Sydney Cove and helped with the start of the settlement in Australia the HMS SUPPLY made 10 trips to Norfolk island .The HMS SUPPLY took a small number of convicts and marines to set up another penal colony.the land in Norfolk was announced as being more fertle than Sydney Cove.In 1790 the HMS Sirius was wreacked in Norfolk island and the HMS Supply was then the new the new settlement only ship. In April 1790 the HMS Supply went to Batavia to get more food as the people in Sydney Cove were almost starving.In July the HMS Supply was sold at auction and it was renamed Tomas and Nancy and was used to carry coal on the Thames (a river in England) until 1806.

By Marcus F

HMS Supply The HMS Supply was one of the eleven ships in the First Fleet. The Supply was the smallest of the fleet being only 170 tons, 70 feet (21m) long and 26 feet (8m) wide. It was a gun store ship and an armed tender which had 8 three pounder guns. It was built in America in 1759. The Supply was the fastest of the fleet and was the oldest of the fleet. The Supply left Portsmouth on the 13th of May 1787 and arrived at Botany Bay on the 18th of January 1788.

The Supply was used in 1759 as an armed trader. Following the loss of the Sirius (a ship in the First Fleet) in 1790 the Supply became the colony’s only link with the outside world. The Supply left Port Jackson on the 26th of November 1791 and sailed via Cape Horn reaching Plymouth on the 21st of April 1792.

The Supply carried 50 people and was skippered by Henry Lingbird Ball, the ships surgeon was James Callam and the Master was David Blackburn.  This is a list of the most of the people on board the HMS Supply: GORE George, Marine Private HODDINOTT John, Marine Sgt JACKSON Thomas, Quartermaster PARKER William, Midshipman SPOWERS William, Quartermaster Mate TALBOT Peter, Marine Corporal TOBERRY Joseph, Boatswain Mate

On April 1790 the Supply was sent to Batavia for supplies, returning on the 19th of September, having chartered a Dutch Vessel, the Waaksamheid, to follow with more stores. The Supply was bought in a auction in England and was renamed the //Thomas & Nancy//, and carried in the Thames area until 1806.

By Luca

HMS Supply
What kind of ship was it

The HMS supply was a small ship an armed tender which sailed on the first fleet. She was there to benefit the HMS Sirius. She was 70 feet long, 26 feet wide and had 8 guns.

What did it carry The HMS Supply carried 50 men including soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. She also carried naval supplies between the Thanes and channel ports for 27 years. She also carried her master and crew.

Who was on board

On the HMS supply was her captain Henry Ball. The second officer was named John Winter .Her master was David Backburn, as well as 50 men and soldiers. Interesting information

The HMS Supply left England in May 1787 and arrived in Australia in 1788.After the setting up of the Penal Colony at port Jackson. The HMS Supply made 10 trips to Norfolk Island. When the HMS Sirius was wrecked in 1790, the HMS Supply was the new settlements only ship. In April 1790 she made a trip Batavia to get more food. she left for England in November 1791 and reached Plymouth on April 21st, 1792.she was renamed the Thomas and Nancy and carried coal on the Thanes until 1806.