HMS Hyena escorted the eleven First Fleet ships through the waters where interception posed the greatest risk. Her 24 guns made this Porcupine-class post ship a more credible fighting escort than the lightly armed Sirius. Assignment to a post ship gave a captain formally published seniority, which explains why the classification mattered to an officer's career. Hyena later supplied Charlotte with an experienced replacement after that transport sailed without its third mate.
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HMS Hyena, the fleet's armed escort
The 24-gun HMS Hyena protected the vulnerable transports through European waters and even supplied a replacement officer to Charlotte.