Vernon decided to dispatch the Astrea to procure masts and other naval stores in Boston, and ordered Perceval of the Astrea to sail to New England in February 1740. The Admiralty approved the dispatch of the Astrea in March and this storeship left Port Royal probably in this month. Vernon greatly expected naval stores which the Astrea would transport from North America, and ordered Captain Redish of the Angelsea to escort the Astrea through the Windward Passage and Captain Warren of the Squirrel to escort the storeship’s voyage from New England in order to prevent enemies from attack and prize the Astrea. Vernon received the information that the Astrea anchored and purchased the commodities in Boston in July and this ship would return
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Vernon, who highly expected the success of the voyage of the Astrea, was satisfied with the safe return of this storeship from New England. In addition, the voyage of the Astrea in 1740 showed the Navy Board and the Admiralty the advantages of the direct supply of naval stores from North America to the West Indies. Vernon frequently reported the process and the expectation of the voyage of the Astrea to the Navy Board and the Admiralty, and before the arrival of the Astrea, the Navy Board mentioned that the continuance of the procurement of naval stores from New England to Jamaica with the Astrea as a storeship was advisable. Furthermore, the navy proved the good quality of American masts. In January 1741, the officers at Deptford informed the Navy Board that the quality of masts from New England was as good as those from Riga and Norway, which were the chief source of masts and timber in the Northern Europe. After the first conveyance of the Astrea, the navy continued to procure masts and other naval stores from New England to Port Royal directly. The navy used Astrea as a storeship sailing between New England and Jamaica until she was burnt down in 1744. The Navy Board contracted Chauncey Townsend for the supply of masts from New England to the West Indies in 1741, and contracted him for the shipment of masts and naval stores from New England to Deptford and Jamaica in 1742. The voyage of the Astrea clearly urged Britain to exploit the colonies in North America as the supplier of goods for the naval base in the Western
Vernon, who highly expected the success of the voyage of the Astrea, was satisfied with the safe return of this storeship from New England. In addition, the voyage of the Astrea in 1740 showed the Navy Board and the Admiralty the advantages of the direct supply of naval stores from North America to the West Indies. Vernon frequently reported the process and the expectation of the voyage of the Astrea to the Navy Board and the Admiralty, and before the arrival of the Astrea, the Navy Board mentioned that the continuance of the procurement of naval stores from New England to Jamaica with the Astrea as a storeship was advisable. Furthermore, the navy proved the good quality of American masts. In January 1741, the officers at Deptford informed the Navy Board that the quality of masts from New England was as good as those from Riga and Norway, which were the chief source of masts and timber in the Northern Europe. After the first conveyance of the Astrea, the navy continued to procure masts and other naval stores from New England to Port Royal directly. The navy used Astrea as a storeship sailing between New England and Jamaica until she was burnt down in 1744. The Navy Board contracted Chauncey Townsend for the supply of masts from New England to the West Indies in 1741, and contracted him for the shipment of masts and naval stores from New England to Deptford and Jamaica in 1742. The voyage of the Astrea clearly urged Britain to exploit the colonies in North America as the supplier of goods for the naval base in the Western