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The following extract is taken from Historical Records of New South Wales, Vol. III. - Hunter. 1786-1799., ed. F.M. Bladen, N.S.W. Government, 1895. The report, itself, is undated but, is from around November 1797.
p. 308.
“In pursuance of an order from John Hunter, Esqr., first captain of his Majesty’s ship Reliance, &c., &c., &c., -
“WE whose names are hereunto subscribed, having taken a strict and careful survey on his majesty’s ship Reliance, do find as follows : -
“The hull being in a weak and feeble state it is necessary to have riders fore and aft, and standers between the riders to each deck, additional bolts to the brest-hooks and transom where they can be got in, some hanging knees in the after part of the quarter-deck to support the stern.
“The topside waterways timber head stantions, &c., in want caulking; one of the beams in the fore cockpit sprung and in want of securing. After the whole of the shipwright’s work is compleated to have her completely caulked.
“A leak close to the keel in the garboard streak on the larboard side, which will render it necessary to have the ship hove down.
“The plank sheer so much split and decayed, together with the quarter-deck stantions, that it is necessary the whole of the plank sheer and those stantions should be replaced with new ones.
“Until the plank sheer is taken off we are unable to ascertain whether the waterways are fit to remain in the ship.
THOMAS MOORE
JNO. CALDWELL
WILLIAM STEVENSON
ROBERT SCOTT.”
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