Lt. Henry Lidgbird Ball, Commander of Supply

The third HMS Supply was a Royal Navy armed tender launched in 1759 which played an important part in the foundation of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Oldest and smallest of the First Fleet ships, she was built in 1759 as an armed trader, of 175 tons, and had carried naval supplies between the Thames and Channel ports for 27 years. The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. She left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, and arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor See also other events of 1788, 1789 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. She was captained by Henry Lidgbird Ball and the surgeon was James Callam. Henry Lidgbird Ball (1756-1818 was a Royal Navy officer best known for discovering and exploring Lord Howe Island. After the establishment of the initial settlement at Port Jackson, she was the link between the colony and Norfolk Island, making 10 trips. Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand Following the loss of Sirius in 1790 she became the colony's only link with the outside world. On 17 April 1790 she was sent to Batavia for supplies, returning on 19 September, having chartered a Dutch vessel, the Waaksamheid, to follow with more stores. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Supply left Port Jackson on 26 November 1791 and sailed via Cape Horn reaching Plymouth on 21 April 1792. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cabo de Hornos redirects here for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos Chile. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year She was bought at auction in July 1792, renamed Thomas and Nancy, and carried coal in the Thames area until 1806.