June 15th
"Lieutenant William Thomas Trent III appointed Master and Commander of the H.M.S. Rodenberry."
June 16th
"Sloop-of-War, H.M.S. Rodenberry, departed Port Royal under the command of Lt.William Trent III, 113 souls (5 officers, 12 marines, 35 landsmen, 20 experienced but unreliable sailors, 41 experienced and reliable sailors). Destination, the colony of Nevis in the Leeward Islands. Route North by Northeast via the Windward Passage, skirting the northwest coast of Hispaniola, passing Grand Turk on the Caribbean - Atlantic fringes then heading southeast toward Nevis. H.M.S.Rodenberry will sail without colours while on the high seas so as not to attract untoward attention."
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