▁a ▁second ▁wave ▁later . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁Lane ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁and ▁Philip ▁Am adas ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁adm iral , ▁although ▁the ▁fleet ▁commander ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Gren ville ▁led ▁the ▁overall ▁mission . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁attend ants ▁included ▁met all urg ist ▁Jo achim ▁G ans , ▁scient ist ▁Thomas ▁Har ri ot , ▁and ▁artist ▁John ▁White . ▁ ▁M ante o ▁and ▁W anch ese , ▁returning ▁home ▁from ▁their ▁visit ▁to ▁England , ▁were ▁also ▁passengers ▁on ▁the ▁voyage . ▁ ▁Vo y age ▁The ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of ▁seven ▁ships : ▁The ▁g alle ass ▁T iger ▁( G ren ville ' s ▁flags hip , ▁with ▁Simon ▁Fern and es ▁as ▁pilot ), ▁the ▁fly bo at ▁Ro eb uck ▁( capt ained ▁by ▁John ▁Clar ke ), ▁the ▁Red ▁Lion ▁( under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁George ▁Raymond ), ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁( capt ained ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Cav end ish ), ▁the ▁Dor othy ▁( R ale igh ' s ▁personal ▁ship , ▁perhaps ▁capt ained ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Bar low e ) ▁and ▁two ▁small ▁p inn aces . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 5 8 5 , ▁the ▁fleet ▁depart ed ▁P ly mouth , ▁heading ▁south ▁through ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay . ▁ ▁A ▁severe ▁storm ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Portugal ▁separated ▁the ▁T iger ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁fleet , ▁and ▁s ank ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁p inn aces . ▁ ▁Fort un ately